Automatic imitation is reduced in narcissists

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 920-928

  Obhi, Sukhvinder S ^a   Hogeveen, Jeremy ^a   Giacomin, Miranda ^a   Jordan, Christian H ^a  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Automatic imitation; Mirror system; Narcissism; Narcissistic personality; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; AUTOMATISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMITATION; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NARCISSISM; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; REACTION TIME; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VIDEORECORDING; VISION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; AUTOMATISM; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NARCISSISM; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REACTION TIME; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; VIDEO RECORDING; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885121772     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0034056     Document Type: Article

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