The Schema-Driven Chameleon: How Mimicry Affects Executive and Self-Regulatory Resources

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 605-617

  Dalton, Amy N ^a   Chartrand, Tanya L ^b   Finkel, Eli J ^c  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

imitation; mimicry; schema; self regulation; social norms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IMITATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CONTROL;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; ETHNIC GROUPS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SIGNAL DETECTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL;

EID: 77949991961     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0017629     Document Type: Article

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