The nonconscious mimicry of the behaviors of interacting partners is referred to

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The nonconscious mimicry of the behaviors of interacting partners is referred to as the chameleon effect. Chartrand and Bargh (1999) performed a study to examine how mimicry within an interaction influenced the quality of the interaction and liking between partners. They had pairs of participants describe what they saw in photographs. One of the participants in each pair was a confederate (working with the researchers). Half of the confederates were instructed to mirror the behaviors of their partner, while the other half engaged in neutral mannerisms. Following the picture description interaction, participants completed questionnaires asking them to report how much they liked their partner (the confederate) and how smoothly the interaction had gone. The results showed that participants rated the interaction smoother and reported liking their partners more in the mimic condition than in the neutral condition.

What is(are) the independent variable(s)?

What is the operational definition of the independent variable(s)?

What is(are) the dependent variable(s)?

What is the operational definition of the dependent variable(s)?

Explanation / Answer

Independent variable (IV): Variable the experimenter manipulates (i.e. changes) – assumed to have a direct effect on the dependent variable.

In this example living partner is independent variable as they can be changed.

• Dependent variable (DV): Variable the experimenter measures, after making changes to the IV that are assumed to affect the DV.

In this example behaviour of companoin ie chameleon effect is the dependent varibla beacuse it is to be measured.

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