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Berger, Seymour M.; Hecken, Margit H. – 1980
Some research has found that observers believe overt mimicry is socially unacceptable and embarrassing in the presence of a stranger. It was hypothesized that observers would inhibit their mimicry of learned pairs of gestures in the presence of a stranger, and that their learning would be adversely affected unless they compensated for the…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Patterns, Imagery, Interaction
