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

Highlights•People mimic others' facial and emotional expressions, behavioral movements,
and verbal patterns.•Many social factors can facilitate or inhibit mimicry.•Mimicry has …

Interpersonal coordination, the extent to which social partners coordinate each other's
postures and mannerisms, acts as a “social glue” that serves both individual and social …

Background: Studies with heterogeneous samples in naturalistic treatment settings suggest
that movement synchrony (MS) between therapists and patients correlates with therapeutic …

Premature termination is a problem in psychotherapy. In addition to the examination of
demographic and clinical variables as predictors of dropout, research indicates the …

People mimic each other's actions and postures during everyday interactions. It is widely
believed this mimicry acts as a social glue, leading to increased rapport. We present two …

Compared to our understanding of neurocognitive processes involved producing mimicry,
the downstream consequences of being mimicked are less clear. A wide variety of positive …

Avoidant behaviour is critical in social anxiety and social phobia, being a major factor in the
maintenance of anxiety. However, almost all previous studies of social avoidance were …

Virtual reality (VR) technology provides a way to conduct exposure therapy with patients with
social anxiety. However, the primary limitation of current technology is that the operator is …

During social interactions, people often unintentionally mimic each other's behaviors, which
can occur at the motor level (eg smiles or head movements), and the autonomic level (eg …