Automatic Imitation / edited by Oliver Genschow, Emiel Cracco.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Genschow, Oliver.

Contributor:

Cracco, Emiel.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychology.

Neuropsychology.

Clinical psychology.

Cognitive psychology.

Social psychology.

Behavioral Sciences and Psychology.

Clinical Psychology.

Cognitive Psychology.

Social Psychology.

Local Subjects:

Behavioral Sciences and Psychology.

Neuropsychology.

Clinical Psychology.

Cognitive Psychology.

Social Psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (353 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2025.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2025.

Summary:

People spontaneously imitate a wide range of different behaviors. The interest in this phenomenon dates back to at least the 18th century when Adam Smith (1759) argued that imitation can be seen as a primitive form of sympathy. Despite the longstanding interest, it was not until the 20th century that different research fields within psychology and neuroscience started empirically investigating this social phenomenon. This book brings together leading researchers from various domains to provide readers with a recent overview of developments in automatic imitation research. This is an open access book. .

Contents:

Chapter 1 Different types of automatic imitation

Chapter 2 Mechanisms of automatic imitation

Chapter 3 Internal and external factors influencing automatic imitation

Chapter 4 Consequences of automatic imitation.

ISBN:

9783031626340

3031626346