Universität zu Köln

Cracco, Emiel ORCID: 0000-0003-4043-5992, Genschow, Oliver ORCID: 0000-0001-6322-4392, Radkova, Ina and Brass, Marcel (2018). Automatic imitation of pro- and antisocial gestures: Is implicit social behavior censored? Cognition, 170. S. 179 - 190. AMSTERDAM: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV. ISSN 1873-7838

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Abstract

According to social reward theories, automatic imitation can be understood as a means to obtain positive social consequences. In line with this view, it has been shown that automatic imitation is modulated by contextual variables that constrain the positive outcomes of imitation. However, this work has largely neglected that many gestures have an inherent pro- or antisocial meaning. As a result of their meaning, antisocial gestures are considered taboo and should not be used in public. In three experiments, we show that automatic imitation of symbolic gestures is modulated by the social intent of these gestures. Experiment 1 (N = 37) revealed reduced automatic imitation of antisocial compared with prosocial gestures. Experiment 2 (N = 118) and Experiment 3 (N = 118) used a social priming procedure to show that this effect was stronger in a prosocial context than in an antisocial context. These findings were supported in a within-study meta-analysis using both frequentist and Bayesian statistics. Together, our results indicate that automatic imitation is regulated by internalized social norms that act as a stop signal when inappropriate actions are triggered.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Cracco, Emiel UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-4043-5992 UNSPECIFIED Genschow, Oliver UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0001-6322-4392 UNSPECIFIED Radkova, Ina UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Brass, Marcel UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-200234
DOI:	10.1016/j.cognition.2017.09.019
Journal or Publication Title:	Cognition
Volume:	170
Page Range:	S. 179 - 190
Date:	2018
Publisher:	ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
Place of Publication:	AMSTERDAM
ISSN:	1873-7838
Language:	English
Faculty:	Faculty of Human Sciences Faculty of Management, Economy and Social Sciences
Divisions:	Faculty of Human Sciences > Department Psychologie Center of Excellence C-SEB
Subjects:	Psychology
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language GROUP-MEMBERSHIP; TIME-COURSE; MIMICRY; CONTEXT; PERCEPTION; ACTIVATION; ATTENTION; REPLICATION; NORMS Multiple languages Psychology, Experimental Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/20023