Automatic Imitation


People have the automatic tendency to imitate each other. We conduct research to investigate the underlying mechanisms of this ubiquitous phenomenon. Among other methods, we apply a validated version of the imitation-inhibition task (Brass et al., 2000) to investigate automatic imitation in online settings. On this homepage, you can find links to a demo version of the task, resources for implementing the task and analyzing the data, as well as literature on automatic imitation. 

Involved Researchers

Mareike Westfal

Leuphana University Lüneburg (Germany)

Lars Köchling

Leuphana University Lüneburg (Germany)

Teresa Nguyen 

Leuphana University Lüneburg (Germany)