Mimicking Others' Nonverbal Signals is Associated with Increased Attitude Contagion.
Observing nonverbal signals being directed toward unfamiliar individuals is known to influence attitudes and behavior toward those individuals. Specifically, observing biased nonverbal signals in favor of one individual over another can produce nonverbal signal-consistent attitudes among preschool c...
| Published in: | Journal of Nonverbal Behavior Vol. 44; no. 1; pp. 117 - 132 |
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Springer Nature
Mar2020
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