Publications [#304917] of Tanya L. Chartrand

Papers Published

1. Van Baaren, RB; Horgan, TG; Chartrand, TL; Dijkmans, M, The forest, the trees, and the chameleon: context dependence and mimicry., Journal of personality and social psychology, vol. 86 no. 3 (March, 2004), pp. 453-459, ISSN 0022-3514 [doi]
   (last updated on 2026/01/19)

   Abstract:
   Three studies examined the relation between context dependence in information processing and behavioral mimicry. In Experiment 1, a field-dependent cognitive style was related to a greater tendency to mimic a target's behavior. In Experiment 2 context dependence was experimentally manipulated, and results showed more mimicry in the session where a context-dependent processing style was induced compared with the session where a context-independent processing style was induced. Experiment 3 provided evidence for bidirectionality in the relation between context dependence and mimicry. Specifically, participants whose posture and behavior had been unobtrusively mimicked by an experimenter subsequently processed information in a more context-dependent manner than did nonmimicked participants. Taken together, these results illustrate the interplay between basic cognitive and behavioral processes.