There is a convergence between cognitive models of imitation, constructs derived from
social psychology studies on mimicry and empathy, and recent empirical findings from the …

The present model outlines the mechanisms underlying habitual control of responding and
the ways in which habits interface with goals. Habits emerge from the gradual learning of …

What was noted by EJ Langer (1978) remains true today: that much of contemporary
psychological research is based on the assumption that people are consciously and …

This article describes a 2-systems model that explains social behavior as a joint function of
reflective and impulsive processes. In particular, it is assumed that social behavior is …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the functional relation between perception and
behavior. It presents a general perspective on perception and action along with elaborating …

The Third Edition of this much celebrated textbook continues to focus on the four major and
influential perspectives in contemporary social psychology-social cognition, social identity …

The first 100 years of experimental psychology were dominated by 2 major schools of
thought: behaviorism and cognitive science. Here the authors consider the common …

Recent studies have shown that mimicry occurs unintentionally and even among strangers.
In the present studies, we investigated the consequences of this automatic phenomenon in …

In this article, we argue that consumer behavior is often strongly influenced by subtle
environmental cues. Using grocery shopping as an example (or a “leitmotif,” if you wish), we …

Human mimicry is ubiquitous, and often occurs without the awareness of the person
mimicking or the person being mimicked. First, we briefly describe some of the major types …