Synchronising movements with the sounds of a virtual partner enhances partner likeability

Cognitive Processing

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 491-501

  Launay, Jacques ^a,b   Dean, Roger T ^a   Bailes, Freya ^a,c  

^a WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Affiliation; Rhythm; Synchronisation; Virtual interaction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; COMPUTER INTERFACE; EYE FIXATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SOUND; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; FEMALE; FIXATION, OCULAR; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MOVEMENT; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SOUND; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930923153     PISSN: 16124782     EISSN: 16124790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10339-014-0618-0     Document Type: Article

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