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    • Human-Computer Interaction
    • Motor Control
    • Virtual Reality

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    • Virtual Reality (VR) enables studying imitation behavior.
    • The chameleon effect describes automatic mimicry.
    • Observer and model characteristics influence imitation.

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    • To test if affiliative characteristics of virtual models enhance voluntary motor imitation.
    • To investigate the role of avatar similarity and likability in imitation.
    • To explore VR's potential in modifying motor behaviors.

    Main Methods:

    • Within-subjects design with four avatar types (abstract to personalized doppelganger).
    • Participants imitated virtual character trunk movements (spinal extension, lateral flexion, rotation).
    • Range of Motion (ROM) measured via marker trajectories; Autonomous Avatar Questionnaire (AAQ) assessed perceptions.

    Main Results:

    • Avatar type influenced imitation of lateral flexion (BS).
    • This influence was mediated by perceived avatar likability, similarity, and affiliative traits (AAQ1).
    • No significant effects were found for spinal extension (BB) or horizontal rotation (RH).

    Conclusions:

    • Maximizing model-observer similarity in VR, especially with personalized doppelgangers, can enhance motor imitation.
    • This finding has implications for observational learning and therapeutic interventions.
    • VR interventions could potentially modify maladaptive motor behaviors in patients with chronic back pain.