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Genschow, Oliver ORCID: 0000-0001-6322-4392, Westfal, Mareike, Cracco, Emiel ORCID: 0000-0003-4043-5992 and Crusius, Jan ORCID: 0000-0002-9403-6084 (2022). Group membership does not modulate automatic imitation. Psychol. Res.-Psychol. Forsch., 86 (3). S. 780 - 792. HEIDELBERG: SPRINGER HEIDELBERG. ISSN 1430-2772

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Abstract

Individuals have the automatic tendency to imitate each other. A key prediction of different theories explaining automatic imitation is that individuals imitate in-group members more strongly than out-group members. However, the empirical basis for this prediction is rather inconclusive. Only a few experiments have investigated the influence of group membership using classic automatic imitation paradigms and these experiments led to mixed results. To put the group membership prediction to a critical test, we carried out six high-powered experiments (total N = 1538) in which we assessed imitation with the imitation-inhibition task and manipulated group membership in different ways. Evidence across all experiments indicates that group membership does not modulate automatic imitation. Moreover, we do not find support for the idea that feelings of affiliation or perceived similarity moderate the effect of group membership on automatic imitation. These results have important implications for theories explaining automatic imitation and contribute to the current discussion of whether automatic imitation can be socially modulated.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Genschow, Oliver UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0001-6322-4392 UNSPECIFIED Westfal, Mareike UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Cracco, Emiel UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-4043-5992 UNSPECIFIED Crusius, Jan UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-9403-6084 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-572027
DOI:	10.1007/s00426-021-01526-1
Journal or Publication Title:	Psychol. Res.-Psychol. Forsch.
Volume:	86
Number:	3
Page Range:	S. 780 - 792
Date:	2022
Publisher:	SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
Place of Publication:	HEIDELBERG
ISSN:	1430-2772
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 TOP-DOWN; BOTTOM-UP; MOTOR; MOVEMENT; MIMICRY; PERCEPTION; EXECUTION; RESPONSES; ATTENTION; INGROUP Multiple languages Psychology, Experimental Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/57202