PSYC 309 Quiz: The Mirror System.docx
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We have a capacity to mirror in ourselves the action of others see things happening to others and sort of mimic/feel like that action happening to ourselves. Explains why it can be hard to see bad things happening to other people because we can somewhat feel it ourselves. The neurons that they were recording from in the monkey fired when the monkey would reach out to grab food. One of the researchers came into the lab and started to grab food in front of the monkey, he neurons in the monkey still fired even though the monkey itself was not reaching. Accidentally discovered that the neurons also responded to similar actions observed in others. The chameleon effect refers to the nonconscious mimicry of the postures, mannerisms, facial expressions, and other behavious of one"s interactions with someone else. E. t. "s first encounter with human life, mimics boy"s actions. Experiment 1 chartrand (1999: come in with other participant and have 10 minute interaction.
