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You unconsciously mimic the body language of others.
People consistently adopt the postures and mannerisms of their conversation partners, a process termed the chameleon effect.
Researchers found that participants shifted their movements to match those of an accomplice during a social interaction. This mirroring happens automatically and increases the other person's affinity for you.
Your body creates social cohesion before you start speaking.
Where this comes from
- Study
- Chartrand and Bargh, 1999, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
- What the check found
- The core of the claim is well-supported by the 1999 study. The word 'consistently' is a slight generalization of a psychological tendency, but it aligns with the study's established findings on the mimicry-affinity link.
- Confidence
- Well replicated
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