Does imitation enhance memory for faces? Four converging studies

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6201722
AutoresWilliam G Graziano (Texas A&M University, autor de correspondencia), Stephen M Smith (0000-0001-8166-069X), Louis G Tassinary (0000-0001-7698-1667), Chien-Ru Sun, Chien‐ru Sun, Constance J Pilkington, Constance Pilkington
Año1996
Volumen71
Número5
Páginas874-887
Fecha de publicación1996-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315
EditorialAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037//0022-3514.71.5.874
PMID8939038
OpenAlexW4231925345
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas14

Four multimethod studies probed the hypothesis, derived from the Zajonc-Markus motor theory of emotion, that facial recognition is enhanced by imitation of the faces. In all studies, participants were (a) randomly assigned to imitate or to concentrate on a set of faces presented on slides; (b) covertly videotaped, or measured for facial electromyographic responses, to assess facial motor responsiveness; (c) asked to recognize faces previously seen from a larger set; and (d) asked to complete individual difference measures relevant to imitation or memory. The major dependent variable was the percentage of faces accurately recognized. Across variations in procedure, persons who initially imitated faces later recognized fewer faces than did persons in various control conditions. No evidence was found for individual difference moderators of this general conclusion. Results call into question the adequacy of the Zajonc-Markus motoric theory explanation of memory for faces

Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Face (sociological concept) · Face perception · Imitation · Perception · Set (abstract data type) · Action Observation and Synchronization · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Face Recognition and Perception · Neuroscience · Psychology · Social Psychology · Social Robot Interaction and HRI