The Moody Chameleon: The Effect of Mood on Non–Conscious Mimicry

摘要: Whereas previous findings suggest that mood alters information processing style judgment and strategic behavior, in the present article, hypothesis is tested moods influence our non–conscious behavior. In first study, we observed a correlation between participants’ their mimicry of person on television. second participants were put either positive or negative afterwards they watched video comprising two episodes, one with pen–playing experimenter, non-pen–playing experimenter. Participants videotaped to see whether would mimic As predicted, found only confederate’s Finally, tentative evidence suggesting effect mediated by cognitive discussed. These results support functional explanation for effects