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  • Social Psychology
  • Human Communication
  • Behavioral Science

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  • Social species, including humans, exhibit emotional mimicry crucial for social bonding.
  • The impact of modern communication technologies like video calls on mimicry and trust remains under-explored.
  • Understanding these effects is vital as online interactions become more prevalent.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how different communication media (video call, pre-recorded video, face-to-face) affect behavioral mimicry.
  • To examine the relationship between mimicry and trust in various interaction settings.
  • To determine if specific behaviors like yawning and scratching are mimicked differently online versus in-person.

Main Methods:

  • Participant-confederate dyads (n=27) engaged in interactions via face-to-face, online video call, and pre-recorded video conditions.
  • Mimicry of target behaviors (yawn, scratch) and control behaviors (lip-bite, face-touch) was measured.
  • Trust was assessed using a trust game.

Main Results:

  • Mimicry and trust levels were comparable between face-to-face and video call interactions.
  • Both mimicry and trust were significantly lower when participants viewed pre-recorded videos.
  • Target behaviors (yawn, scratch) showed significantly higher mimicry rates than control behaviors.

Conclusions:

  • Online video calls can facilitate social mimicry and trust, comparable to in-person interactions.
  • Pre-recorded videos are less effective in eliciting mimicry and trust, likely due to reduced interaction cues.
  • These findings highlight the potential of video conferencing for maintaining social connection in digital environments.