Mimicry and helping behavior: An evaluation of mimicry on explicit helping request

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-4

  Guéguen, Nicolas ^a   Martin, Angélique ^a   Meineri, Sébastien ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE SUD   (France)

Author keywords

evaluation; helping behavior; mimicry; request

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IMITATION; MOTIVATION; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MOTIVATION; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651341972     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224540903366701     Document Type: Article

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