The Chameleon Effect¶
Chartrand, T. L., & Bargh, J. A. (1999). The Chameleon Effect: The Perception–Behavior Link and Social Interaction. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 76(6), 893-910.
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Primes¶
- Emotional Contagion
- The defining marks are that what spreads is a state rather than a Proposition, that the channel is largely automatic rather than chosen, and that each receiver can become a re-emitter, giving the process its characteristic self-amplifying, network-dependent dynamics, a convergence pattern Chartrand and Bargh (1999) document in their "chameleon effect" studies of unconscious behavioral mimicry.
This sourceDemonstrates unconscious nonverbal mimicry of interaction partners — supports the automatic-coupling channel underlying affective convergence.
- The defining marks are that what spreads is a state rather than a Proposition, that the channel is largely automatic rather than chosen, and that each receiver can become a re-emitter, giving the process its characteristic self-amplifying, network-dependent dynamics, a convergence pattern Chartrand and Bargh (1999) document in their "chameleon effect" studies of unconscious behavioral mimicry.
Mechanisms¶
- Movement Mirroring Sequence
- Its strength is reach across ability and sound: it works with no music, no shared language, and bodies of very different capacity, and it manufactures connection unusually directly — copying another's movements reliably increases felt rapport and liking
This sourceExperimentally finds that mirroring an interaction partner's posture and movements increases reported liking and perceived interaction smoothness.
- Its strength is reach across ability and sound: it works with no music, no shared language, and bodies of very different capacity, and it manufactures connection unusually directly — copying another's movements reliably increases felt rapport and liking
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