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Compassion and Pride May Affect Nonconscious Mimicry by Changing Perceptions of Self-Other Similarity

Jacobs, Tyler Perry
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2025-9402
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1563897600756219

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2019, Master of Arts, Miami University, Psychology.
Nonconscious behavioral mimicry is the tendency for people to unintentionally mimic the behaviors of others to facilitate liking and smooth social interactions. The proposed research examined how compassion and pride could differentially affect one’s mimicry. Experiencing compassion was expected to increase nonconscious mimicry by increasing perceived self-other similarity, whereas pride was expected to reduce nonconscious mimicry by decreasing perceived self-other similarity and increasing feelings of power. In the experiment, participants were randomly assigned to watch a slideshow designed to induce compassion, pride, or no specific emotion. Then, participants were video recorded while interacting with a confederate who subtlety repeated a behavioral mannerism. Participants then completed measures of perceived self-partner similarity, rapport, and power. Contrary to the hypotheses, compassion did not lead to more mimicry, and pride did not lead to less mimicry (all compared to the control condition). There were also no significant effects of emotion induced on rapport or power. Greater dispositional compassion was associated with greater rapport with one’s partner. The current research offers insights into the role of incidental emotion and the self in affiliative processes such as mimicry.
Allen McConnell, PhD (Advisor)
Heather Claypool, PhD (Committee Member)
Carrie Hall, PhD (Committee Member)
26 p.
Psychology; Social Psychology
mimicry, positive emotions, self-concept, pride, compassion

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  • Jacobs, T. P. (2019). Compassion and Pride May Affect Nonconscious Mimicry by Changing Perceptions of Self-Other Similarity [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1563897600756219

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Jacobs, Tyler. Compassion and Pride May Affect Nonconscious Mimicry by Changing Perceptions of Self-Other Similarity. 2019. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1563897600756219.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Jacobs, Tyler. "Compassion and Pride May Affect Nonconscious Mimicry by Changing Perceptions of Self-Other Similarity." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1563897600756219

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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