Universität zu Köln

Genschow, Oliver, Pauels, Eileen, Krugmann, Katrin and Winter, Alina (2023). Group membership does not modulate goal- versus movement-based imitation. Q. J. Exp. Psychol., 76 (4). S. 827 - 838. LONDON: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD. ISSN 1747-0226

Full text not available from this repository.

Abstract

It is often put forward that in-group members are imitated more strongly than out-group members. However, the validity of this claim has been questioned as recent investigations were not able to find differences for the imitation of in- versus out-group members. A central characteristic of these failed replications is their mere focus on movement-based imitation, thereby neglecting to take into consideration the superior goal of the movements. By using a computerised version of the pen-and-cups task, we disentangled movement- from goal-based imitation to shed further light onto the link between group membership and imitation. As previous research demonstrated that out-group members (as compared with in-group members) are represented psychologically distant and as psychological distance shifts the degree to which participants engage in goal- versus movement-based imitation, we predicted that in-group members (as compared with out-group members) shift the degree to which individuals imitate movements versus goals. The results did not confirm our predictions, as group membership does not modulate the degree of movement- versus goal-based imitation. Theoretical implications and the question whether imitative behaviour is socially modulated are discussed.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Genschow, Oliver UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Pauels, Eileen UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Krugmann, Katrin UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Winter, Alina UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-667473
DOI:	10.1177/17470218221132842
Journal or Publication Title:	Q. J. Exp. Psychol.
Volume:	76
Number:	4
Page Range:	S. 827 - 838
Date:	2023
Publisher:	SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
Place of Publication:	LONDON
ISSN:	1747-0226
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language SOCIAL GROUP-MEMBERSHIP; AUTOMATIC IMITATION; TOP-DOWN; MIRROR NEURONS; BOTTOM-UP; PERCEPTION; MOTOR; EXECUTION; RESPONSES; INGROUP Multiple languages Psychology, Biological; Physiology; Psychology; Psychology, Experimental Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/66747