| Emotional Mimicry in Social Context Contributor(s): Hess, Ursula (Editor), Fischer, Agneta H. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1107662664 ISBN-13: 9781107662667 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $39.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Social Psychology - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 302 |
| Series: Studies in Emotion and Social Interaction |
| Physical Information: 0.51" H x 6" W x 9" (0.73 lbs) 242 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In everyday life we actively react to the emotional expressions of others, responding by showing matching, or sometimes contrasting, expressions. Emotional mimicry has important social functions such as signalling affiliative intent and fostering rapport, and is considered one of the cornerstones of successful interactions. This book provides a multidisciplinary overview of research into emotional mimicry and empathy, and explores when, how and why emotional mimicry occurs. Focusing on recent developments in the field, the chapters cover a variety of approaches and research questions, such as the role of literature in empathy and emotional mimicry, the most important brain areas involved in the mimicry of emotions, the effects of specific psychopathologies on mimicry, why smiling may be a special case in mimicry, whether we can also mimic vocal emotional expressions, individual differences in mimicry and the role of social contexts in mimicry. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hess, Ursula: - Ursula Hess is a professor in the Department of Psychology at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. |