| Publications [#271439] of Tanya L. Chartrand
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- van Baaren, R; Horgan, T; Chartrand, TL; Dijkmans, M (2004). The forest, the trees, and the chameleon: Context dependency and nonconscious mimicry. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 86(3), 453-459. [doi]
(last updated on 2024/04/19)
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.
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