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Hansen, Jochim ORCID: 0000-0003-2097-733X, Alves, Hans and Trope, Yaacov (2016). Psychological Distance Reduces Literal Imitation: Evidence From an Imitation-Learning Paradigm. J. Exp. Psychol.-Hum. Percept. Perform., 42 (3). S. 320 - 331. WASHINGTON: AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC. ISSN 1939-1277

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Abstract

The present experiments tested the hypothesis that observers engage in more literal imitation of a model when the model is psychologically near to (vs. distant from) the observer. Participants learned to fold a dog out of towels by watching a model performing this task. Temporal (Experiment 1) and spatial (Experiment 2) distance from the model were manipulated. As predicted, participants copied more of the model's specific movements when the model was near (vs. distant). Experiment 3 replicated this finding with a paper-folding task, suggesting that distance from a model also affects imitation of less complex tasks. Perceived task difficulty, motivation, and the quality of the end product were not affected by distance. We interpret the findings as reflecting different levels of construal of the model's performance: When the model is psychologically distant, social learners focus more on the model's goal and devise their own means for achieving the goal, and as a result show less literal imitation of the model.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Hansen, Jochim UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-2097-733X UNSPECIFIED Alves, Hans UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Trope, Yaacov UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-282968
DOI:	10.1037/xhp0000150
Journal or Publication Title:	J. Exp. Psychol.-Hum. Percept. Perform.
Volume:	42
Number:	3
Page Range:	S. 320 - 331
Date:	2016
Publisher:	AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC
Place of Publication:	WASHINGTON
ISSN:	1939-1277
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language ACTION IDENTIFICATION; PERCEPTION; FUTURE; BEHAVIOR; CHILDREN; MODELS Multiple languages Psychology; Psychology, Experimental Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/28296