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The Too-Much-Mimicry Effect: Strong (vs. Subtle) Mimicry Impairs Liking and Trust in Distributive Negotiations

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The Too-Much-Mimicry Effect: Strong (vs. Subtle) Mimicry Impairs Liking and Trust in Distributive Negotiations. / Wessler, Janet; Loschelder, David D.; Fendel, Johannes C. et al.
In: Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, Vol. 48, No. 2, 06.2024, p. 253-276.

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Wessler, J, Loschelder, DD, Fendel, JC & Friese, M 2024, 'The Too-Much-Mimicry Effect: Strong (vs. Subtle) Mimicry Impairs Liking and Trust in Distributive Negotiations', Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, vol. 48, no. 2, pp. 253-276. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10919-023-00446-5

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Wessler, J., Loschelder, D. D., Fendel, J. C., & Friese, M. (2024). The Too-Much-Mimicry Effect: Strong (vs. Subtle) Mimicry Impairs Liking and Trust in Distributive Negotiations. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, 48(2), 253-276. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10919-023-00446-5

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Wessler J, Loschelder DD, Fendel JC, Friese M. The Too-Much-Mimicry Effect: Strong (vs. Subtle) Mimicry Impairs Liking and Trust in Distributive Negotiations. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior. 2024 Jun;48(2):253-276. doi: 10.1007/s10919-023-00446-5

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title = "The Too-Much-Mimicry Effect: Strong (vs. Subtle) Mimicry Impairs Liking and Trust in Distributive Negotiations",
abstract = "We examined whether mimicking an interaction partner is universally advantageous or, provided the mimicry is particularly strong, whether it has detrimental impacts on interpersonal and negotiation outcomes. Participants interacted with a confederate who engaged in no, subtle, or strong mimicry and then negotiated. In laboratory Experiment 1 (N = 71) and Experiment 2 (N = 149), subtly (vs. not) mimicked participants liked the confederate more, while strongly (vs. subtly) mimicked participants liked and trusted less. In Experiment 2, strongly (vs. subtly) mimicked participants were less susceptible to the first-offer anchor. The online Experiment 3 (N = 180) corroborated the too-much-mimicry effect: When participants became aware of mimicry, it exerted detrimental effects on liking and trust irrespective of the experimental condition. Experiment 1 and Experiment 3 found no too-much-mimicry effect on anchoring susceptibility. These findings show that (a) sufficiently subtle mimicry positively influences interpersonal outcomes and (b) too much mimicry backfires.",
keywords = "Anchor effect, Mimicry, Negotiation, Nonverbal communication, Business psychology",
author = "Janet Wessler and Loschelder, {David D.} and Fendel, {Johannes C.} and Malte Friese",
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