ABSTRACT A key challenge for social psychology is to identify unifying principles that
account for the complex dynamics of social behaviour. We propose psychological relativity …

It is often put forward that in-group members are imitated more strongly than out-group
members. However, the validity of this claim has been questioned as recent investigations …

People have the automatic tendency to mimic their interaction partners. Mimicry theories
propose that such mimicking behavior is beneficial for the mimicker as mimicked persons …

The current study examined the interaction effect of the number of models in videos and
viewing type on the acquisition of a Tabata skill, a four-minute high-intensity interval training …

Experimental research in psychology and related fields has traditionally followed a
straightforward agenda that we will call the stimulus-response paradigm here. The stimulus …

Observing how another person responds to a stimulus creates stimulus–response (SR)
episodes. These can be retrieved from memory on later occasions, which means that …

The popular concept of “finding common ground” suggests that recognizing similarities, as
opposed to differences, can lead to positive interactions among group members. This adage …

Observing actions evokes an automatic imitative response that activates mechanisms
required to execute these actions. Automatic imitation is measured using the Stimulus …

Social learning theories state that new skills can be learned by observing others. Automatic
imitation is thought to play an important role in this process. However, whether imitation is …

As the saying goes “monkey see, monkey do,” individuals have the automatic tendency to
imitate a wide range of different behaviors such as facial expressions (eg, Dimberg, 1982) …