Behavioral mimicry—the automatic imitation of gestures, postures, mannerisms, and other
motor movements—is pervasive in human interactions. The current review focuses on two …

Relationship science is a theory-rich discipline, but there have been no attempts to articulate
the broader themes or principles that cut across the theories themselves. We have sought to …

Motivation has long been recognized as an important component of how people both differ
from, and are similar to, each other. The current research applies the biologically grounded …

Previous relationship research has largely ignored the importance of similarity in how
people talk with one another. Using natural language samples, we investigated whether …

Each relationship has its own personality. Almost immediately after a social interaction
begins, verbal and nonverbal behaviors become synchronized. Even in asocial contexts …

Human mimicry is ubiquitous, and often occurs without the awareness of the person
mimicking or the person being mimicked. First, we briefly describe some of the major types …

People seem to have access to the workings of their own minds but not to the workings of
other minds. Philosophically speaking, this is supposed to create a problem for us. Because …

As a distinct feature of human social interactions, spontaneous mimicry has been widely
investigated in the past decade. Research suggests that mimicry is a subtle and flexible …

Essential Social Psychology introduces you to the core topics in Social Psychology, covering
its history, methods, and approaches, as well as hel** you grasp key topics such as social …

Perhaps no communication skill is identified as regularly as active listening in training
programs across a variety of disciplines and activities. Yet little empirical research has …