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The Chameleon Effect as Social Glue: Evidence for the Evolutionary Significance of Nonconscious Mimicry

Jessica L. Lakin, V. Jefferis, C. M. Cheng, T. Chartrand

2003.9.1JOURNAL OF NONVERBAL BEHAVIOR

DOI: 10.1023/a:1025389814290

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It is argued that mimicry played an important role in human evolution and has now evolved to serve a social function, and nonconscious behavioral mimicry increases affiliation, which serves to foster relationships with others.

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LAKIN, Jessica L., et al. The chameleon effect as social glue: Evidence for the evolutionary significance of nonconscious mimicry. JOURNAL OF NONVERBAL BEHAVIOR, 2003, 27: 145–162.