Stel Mariëlle, van Baaren Rick B, Blascovich Jim, van Dijk Eric, McCall Cade, Pollmann Monique M H, van Leeuwen Matthijs L, Mastop Jessanne, Vonk Roos
Leiden University, The Netherlands.
Exp Psychol. 2010;57(6):412-8. doi: 10.1027/1618-3169/a000050.
Mimicry and prosocial feelings are generally thought to be positively related. However, the conditions under which mimicry and liking are related largely remain unspecified. We advance this specification by examining the relationship between mimicry and liking more thoroughly. In two experiments, we manipulated an individual's a priori liking for another and investigated whether it influenced mimicry of that person. Our experiments demonstrate that in the presence of a reason to like a target, automatic mimicry is increased. However, mimicry did not decrease when disliking a target. These studies provide further evidence of a link between mimicry and liking and extend previous research by showing that a certain level of mimicry even occurs when mimicry behavior is inconsistent with one's goals or motivations.
一般认为，模仿与亲社会情感呈正相关。然而，模仿与喜爱之间产生关联的条件在很大程度上仍未明确。我们通过更深入地研究模仿与喜爱之间的关系来推进这一明确过程。在两项实验中，我们操控了个体对他人的先验喜爱程度，并探究这是否会影响对该人的模仿。我们的实验表明，当存在喜欢某个目标的理由时，自动模仿会增加。然而，当不喜欢某个目标时，模仿并没有减少。这些研究进一步证明了模仿与喜爱之间的联系，并扩展了先前的研究，表明即使模仿行为与个人目标或动机不一致时，也会出现一定程度的模仿。
