Virtual interpersonal touch and digital chameleons

Journal of Nonverbal Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 225-242

  Bailenson, Jeremy N ^a   Yee, Nick ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer mediated communication; Handshakes; Immersive virtual reality; Mimicry; Touch

Indexed keywords

EID: 35348901389     PISSN: 01915886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10919-007-0034-6     Document Type: Article

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