What Is Automatic Mimicry?
What Is Automatic Mimicry? Automatic mimicry is defined as the unconscious or automatic imitation of speech and movements, gestures, facial expressions and eye gaze (for an extensive review see Chartrand and van Baaren, 2009). Why do I mimic people’s facial expressions? (2016) have proposed that automatic mimicry reflects underlying “sensorimotor simulation” that may support understanding