Mimicry for money: behavioral consequences of imitation

Article Abstract:

Two experiments were conducted to investigate whether mimicry leads to pro-social behavior. The results revealed that, compared to the baseline, mimicry leads to larger tips, and demonstrate that mimicry can be advantageous for the imitator because it can make people more generous.

Behavior Theory, Human behavior, Imitation, Human acts, Human behaviour

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In our absence as conspicuous as we think? overestimating the silence and impact of one's absence from a group

Article Abstract:

A study was conducted to examine the individual's behavior, of removing a person from a group to be less salient than the addition of that person. The result provides evidence that people overestimate the salience to others of their own absence from a group.

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Similarity of trait construal and consensus in interpersonal perception

Article Abstract:

A study was conducted to examine the roles of similarity of trait construal and length of acquaintanceship in interpersonal consensus. The results revealed that consensus is greater when roommates based their judgments on the same, shared trait definitions.

Interpersonal relations, Dominance (Psychology)

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