PubData Leuphana Repository: Possibilities of imitation

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Resource type	Journal Article
Title(s)	Possibilities of imitation
DOI	10.48548/pubdata-1680
Handle	20.500.14123/1770
Creator	Oomen, Danna 0000-0003-2638-1975 Genschow, Oliver 0000-0001-6322-4392
Abstract	Humans tend to automatically imitate others. This tendency is generally explained by a common representation of observed and executed actions. However, people do not imitate each and any behavior they observe. Instead, they have different possibilities in terms of when, what, and whom they imitate. Here, we review the literature on the various factors that modulate imitative behavior to get an overview of these possibilities. While the reviewed literature supports the idea of possibilities in terms of how people imitate, this overview also emphasizes that the evidence for most factors has been rather mixed or preliminary. This calls for more replication studies, both conceptual and direct, before firm conclusions can be made for each modulating factor.
Language	English
Keywords	Automatic imitation; Behavioral mimicry; Imitative behavior
Year of publication in PubData	2025
Publishing type	Parallel publication
Publication version	Published version
Date issued	2024-05-22
Creation context	Research
Published by	Medien- und Informationszentrum, Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
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