The chameleon effect as social glue: Evidence for the evolutionary significance of nonconscious mimicry

Journal of Nonverbal Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 145-162

  Lakin, Jessica L ^a   Jefferis, Valerie E ^b   Cheng, Clara Michelle ^b   Chartrand, Tanya L ^c  

^a DREW UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Affiliation; Chameleon effect; Human evolution; Mimicry

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041878976     PISSN: 01915886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025389814290     Document Type: Review

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