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The Surprising Truth About Why We Tend To Imitate Others | by Michael Yarbrough | Mission.org
Photo by Josh Felise on UnsplashHave you ever noticed how synchronized your reactions are with the person you talk to? A common human behavior classified as “mirroring” has been known and studied by psychologists for a long time.
We all tend to mimic gestures of people we like and we do it subconsciously. But why do we act like this? Is there any special reason for that?
As a rule, mirroring means that interlocutors enjoy their communication. There’s a certain level of agreement between them. The topic of discussion is equally interesting for both people and they know that their interests meet.
Tuning your own mood and actions to others can be traced back to human origins. People used mirroring as a kind of universal signal. In order to survive and evolve, humankind had to learn and invent many things including socially accepted behavior.
There were stronger, smarter and more honored individuals in the human society. These were the ones with a higher social status. All the others had to develop certain behavioral patterns to show their respect and honor to the strongest. For example, if such an honored man wore a handkerchief as a decorative accessory, the rest of the group would consider it to be trendy and an absolute must for them to wear too.
So how does science explain mirroring in communication? That’s all because of a neuron; the one responsible for recognizing faces and understanding their expressions.
This neuron makes you intensely frown your brows or put on a smiley face when it interprets the emotions of the person you communicate with. And it is this neuron that made you repeat actions and make faces before you were even able to talk.
Have you ever experienced a sudden rise in mood when surrounded by funny people? Do pessimistic personalities make you feel down in the dumps? Then, you have well-developed sympathy and your neuron is functioning properly.
Yawning. A perfect example of the action we can’t resist. Some scientists point out that only sociopaths are immune to contagious yawning.
Sadness. When people around us, even strangers, are sad, we become moody too.
Laugh. Even if we hear some lame joke and see that everyone else is laughing, it makes us giggle too. The laugh is contagious, even without any reason. Make an experiment and listen to someone laughing for a minute on Youtube, eventually, you’ll be the last to stop.
Disgust. The anterior brain fraction gets activated even when we notice the expression of disgust on someone else’s face.
Mirror neurons give us the ability to understand each other better, show significance of our relationships and share emotions with other people, building a foundation for empathy.
Photo by Scott Webb on UnsplashEducation level, innate expressiveness, cultural environment we are raised in. All these factors directly impact our inclination to mirror others.
Here are the surprising findings that scientists revealed while trying to understand why some of us do this differently.
Education. Quite unexpectedly they came to the conclusion that education level is also involved. As it turned out, the less educated a person is, the more imitating he or she will be during a conversation.
Personality. In the study by Kurzius, E. published in Journal of Individual Differences there is a statement that extroverts tend to mimic others more because being liked by others is their priority in contrast to introverts.
Genders. It is believed that women are more inclined to imitations than men and that both genders do it differently. While women are real pros in emotional imitations, men are more focused on their posture and gestures.
Culture. Imitation also depends on some national peculiarities. The national majority of the country is less likely to copy and imitate behavior than the national minority.
The general socio-political situation in the country appears to be an even more important factor. Thus, in more conservative, traditional and patriarchal cultures, imitation is more frequent than in liberal ones.
According to the study carried out by the University of California, (LA) our brain is wired for responding differently to people depending on the culture they belong to.
There were two participants in the study coming from US and Nicaragua. Both were showing particular gestures to the group under examination (US residents) while special equipment was fixing the strength of signals in the brains of watchers. The neurons of the understudied group responded much more actively to the gestures of an American actor than to those of Nicaraguan.
The survey shows that we are more willing to understand and experience empathy towards people of our nationality or culture.
Photo by Tim Marshall on UnsplashRepeating someone’s behavior is typical for talented communicators, not always because the person is sympathetic, but because a certain goal should be achieved.
This way society has brought their new idols to the stage: politicians, celebrities, and other big names. The popular culture made people want to look popular, act like popular people and speak like them.
Prestige doesn’t come easy. The inner striving of people to be valued by others is now actively used for commercial purposes and advertising industry. Numerous psychological studies prove, the thing said is far more likely to gain trust and respect if it is associated with somebody well-known, popular or respected.
In fact, the experts point out that even the greatest authors borrowed ideas from their fellow writers. Among them were Billy Collins who learned the style of Wallace Stevens and even William Shakespeare who was obsessed with the style of the Roman poet Ovid.
Nowadays celebrities steal lyrics from each other and struggle with copyright violation accusations or straightforwardly claim themselves to be the authors, even though all the work was done by other people.
Among celebrities, it’s trendy nowadays to use their own speech writers similar to politicians. So called “ghostwriting” can take various forms: books, articles, autobiographies, and even tweets. Kourtney Kardashian, Nicole Polizzi, and Lauren Conrad, just to name a few, were among myriads of those, who “wrote” their books that way as stated by the NY Times.
Who is a true copycat and who gets copycatted? Sometimes, it is a tough nut to crack without an expert’s help. But new authorship defending methods based on identifying individual writing patterns are already here. Their aim is to protect intellectual property. Using stylometric methods, some of them showcase state-of-the-art results defining authorship with 85% accuracy. One of them is newly discovered Emma Identity, AI that is already available in its beta version and ready to attribute authorship.
Writing is not an easy craft to master. If you want to write like a pro without plagiarism, there are a few lessons to learn and the first of them is: “Copy from one, it’s plagiarism; copy from two, it’s research.
” The correct interpretation of this statement is not about copying, but rather about creating your own style.
When you study an author’s writing style, don’t stop on the single one, explore numerous styles instead. Examine types of sentences they use, pay attention to their metaphors, and focus on stories you feel you could write a pretty cool sequel to.
If you’re still too afraid of violating someone’s copyright and copying the thoughts of others by mere accident, here is a list of helpful sources for writing original, interesting, and useful content:
1. Acknowledge the author of the source even if there are no copyright signs or watermarks and learn the answers to the most frequently asked questions about it.
2. If you need a kind of scientific proof, make use of Wolframalpha. It explains numerous definitions.
3. Take advantage of open access databases with images, videos, and other materials available for free use.
They usually allow using their content even without attribution. Such sources as Unsplash.com, Picography.co, and Pexels.com are among them.
4. Use plagiarism checkers. To find unoriginal text inside your work may turn to be rather time-consuming, which is why it makes sense to find a tool like Unicheck that delivers accurate search results and is easy to use.
5. To make sure the image you’re going to use hasn’t been posted anywhere else, simply right-click on it and choose search Google for image. Google will show you online sources that already use this picture. If you need to check some image details like copyright, try to use Findexif for that.
Imitation is rather contradictory. On the one hand, it brings about positive changes making people develop and compete.
On the other hand, copying seems to be an integral part of learning. However, it may do a lot of harm too. Copying someone’s thoughts, ideas or inventions is completely unacceptable.
It infringes on intellectual property rights of others.
Still, many things that we do are about copying others one way or the other. So if you want to compliment someone on the work done and recycle or imitate it, just make sure you do it the right way to avoid committing plagiarism.
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The Perils of Being a ‘Chameleon’ in a Job Interview – Association for Psychological Science – APS
We often unconsciously mirror the behavior of those around us, particularly when we’re trying to make a good impression, a phenomenon known as the “chameleon effect.” Research shows that, in general, mimicking another person’s gestures, inflections, or posture tends to make us come across as more likeable to that person.
But a new study conducted by a team of psychological scientists from Texas Tech University and Drew University finds that people will also unwittingly mimic negative behaviors that can potentially get them into trouble.
Researchers K. Rachelle Smith-Genthôs, Darcy A. Reich, Jessica L. Lakin, and Mario P. Casa de Calvo found that in a simulated phone interview, job applicants inadvertently mimicked the negative tone of voice of a potential boss, which led to lower performance reviews compared to a control group with a neutral-toned interviewer.
“The current study demonstrates that people will mimic negative behaviors during social interactions, even when that mimicry causes negative outcomes,” Smith-Genthôs and colleagues write in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. “At the very least, it is now clear that there is a darker side to behavioral mimicry.”
When an interviewer holds negative expectations for an applicant, they may unconsciously express that negative attitude through their tone of voice, facial expressions, or posture. Applicants who inadvertently mimic those negative behaviors may leave a bad impression with the interviewer. Essentially, an interviewer’s negative behavior can become a self-fulfilling prophecy, biasing the outcome of the interview.
For the study, 54 female college students were told they could win $50 if they were chosen as the best candidate during a simulated job interview for a student manager position at a campus travel agency.
Before beginning the interview, the students were asked to give a short speech about their qualifications, which was used as baseline measure for their normal tone of voice. During the phone interview, each applicant responded to the same series of pre-recorded questions about their job experience. The questions were all recorded by the same female interviewer, but some of the students were asked questions in a neutral tone of voice, while others were asked questions in a negative tone of voice.
When asked to rate their interview experience during a debriefing, applicants in the negative-tone condition did not differ from those in the neutral-tone condition in ratings for how comfortable, nervous, or self-conscious they felt during the interview.
Two teams of coders then evaluated the applicants’ interview performance based on either an audio recording or a transcript of the interview.
The applicants were rated on a 9-point scale for factors such as interpersonal skills, expected performance, and likelihood of hiring.
Audio recordings of the interviews were also subjected to a low-pass filter that removed recognizable words while retaining tone of voice, and a third team of coders assessed applicant tone for qualities like warmth, enthusiasm, interest, and affect.
Smith-Genthôs and colleagues found that applicants’ tone of voice changed to match their interviewer’s, even when the interviewer was using a negative tone. Applicants who had a negative-toned interviewer ended up unconsciously responding to questions in a more negative tone themselves, which led to lower scores for their interview performance compared to the neutral-toned control group.
“This experiment demonstrated that participants in a simulated interview mimicked the negative tone of voice of an interviewer, that the interviewer’s tone led to a self-fulfilling prophecy in terms of participants’ performance, and that the effect of interviewer tone on applicant performance occurred through a shift in applicants’ tone of voice,” the researchers conclude.
To date, most research examining mimicry behavior has focused on positive behaviors and outcomes, but these findings suggest that the circumstances and potential consequences of negative mimicry constitute a ripe area for future research. It’s possible, for example, that negative mimicry processes contribute to the escalation of conflict in social situations and arguments.
Reference
Smith-Genthôs, K. R., Reich, D. A., Lakin, J. L., & de Calvo, M. P. C. (2015). The tongue-tied chameleon: The role of nonconscious mimicry in the behavioral confirmation process. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 56, 179-182. doi:10.1016/j.jesp.2014.09.018
Tests with answers in General psychology
Test tasks in General psychology.
The correct answer is marked with +
1. The founder of psychology is ...
- J. Piaget;
- Aristotle;
+ W. Wundt.
2.
How is the term “psyche” defined?
+ property of the most highly organized matter;
- the totality of all the qualities of an individual;
- the process of mental activity. nine0005
3. What is the key feature (specificity) of psychology as a science?
- in study methods;
+ in the coincidence of the object and subject of the study;
- in the subjectivity of the obtained data.
4. Who is the author of the "unconscious" theory?
- C. Richet;
+ Z. Freud;
- W. James.
5. What type of temperament fits the description (according to Stendhal): “a cheerful, cheerful person, pleasant in communication, benevolent and gentle to others, but not distinguished by constancy of habits and depth of mind” ?
- choleric;
+ sanguine;
- phlegmatic.
6. Continue the phrase: “unconditioned stimulus…”
- causes a conditioned response;
+ causes an unconditioned response;
- causes a conditioned reflex.
7. Behaviorism made psychology the subject of study…
- phenomena of consciousness;
- higher nervous activity;
+ behavior.
8. What does the method of introspection imply? nine0004
+ study of the properties and laws of consciousness through self-observation;
- study of an individual's behavior by observing his reactions;
- study of the work of the higher nervous activity of the individual by means of special equipment.
9. What is the difference between the method of introspection and self-observation?
+ self-observation provides "raw material" for further analysis;
- introspection is not the main method of research in psychology; nine0005
- self-observation is an indirect comprehension of the facts of consciousness.
test 10. What is called "stimulus error" in E. Titchener's experiments?
- a situation in which the subject describes his own feelings from the stimulus;
+ a situation in which the subject reproduces the qualities of the stimulus, and not his own sensations;
- a situation in which the researcher acts on the stimulus.
11. Emotional mental processes include:
- Feeling;
- Imagination;
+ Feelings.
12. Sensory cognition is always...
- Objectively;
- Deductively;
+ Subjective.
13. Features of sensory cognition include:
+ Immediacy;
- Abstraction and generalization;
- Reliance on the results of sensory knowledge.
14. The famous phrase “know through yourself” belongs to:
- to Aristotle;
- to Cicero;
+ Socrates.
15. The School of Associationism includes:
+ G. Müller;
- W. Wundt;
- E.Titchener.
16. What is the name of the ability of living organisms to respond to biologically important environmental influences?
- Sensitivity
+ Irritability
- Reflex
17. Who wrote the first essay on psychology "A Treatise on the Soul"? nine0004
- G.
Head
+ Aristotle
- W. Wundt
18. The main research method in the psychology of consciousness is:
- observation;
- experiment;
+ introspection.
19. According to Freud's theory, consciousness is divided into:
+ It, I, super-I;
- conscious, unconscious, superconscious;
- I, We, They.
test-20. Gestalt is…
- defective structure, not perceived as a whole;
+ a structure that is perceived as a whole and is not reduced to the totality of its elements;
- a figure that unconsciously stands out on the periphery of other figures.
21. What is the definition of "focus of consciousness" / "field of attention"?
- an area of consciousness with illegible, vague and undifferentiated objects;
+ area of consciousness concentrated on some object of interest; nine0005
- part of the "field of consciousness", suggesting lack of initiative, lack of interest.
22. The property of consciousness is:
+ dynamism;
- convergence;
- discriminant.
23. The concept of "stream of consciousness" belongs to:
- W. Wundt;
+ W. James;
- R. Descartes.
24. "Reflection" in psychology is:
+ the process and result of the interaction of living organisms with the environment, the formation of images of reality in the psyche of higher organisms; nine0005
- mechanism of socialization, following the pattern;
- the process of imitation, which implies a consequence of the patterns of behavior of people around.
25. Which term fits the definition: “a regular correlation of stable individual personality characteristics that characterize various aspects of the dynamics of mental activity and behavior”
- character;
- world view;
+ temperament.
26.
How is the term “earnings” defined? nine0004
+ congenital anatomical and physiological features of the body that facilitate the development of abilities.
- predisposition to a certain type of activity, formed in ontogeny;
- socially conditioned interests by a certain occupation, behavior patterns.
27. In the structure of the concept of "personality" according to B.G. Ananiev includes:
- temperament, inclinations and abilities, will, character, behavior;
+ temperament, inclinations and abilities, motivation, character, will, feelings; nine0005
- motivation, will, feelings, character, outlook, interests.
28. Consciousness is:
+ the highest form of mental development, inherent only to man;
- a form of mental development inherent in man and some animals;
- the stage of mental development inherent in all living beings.
29. How is the term “emotion” defined?
+ mental process, reflecting a subjective evaluative attitude towards existing or possible situations and the objective world; nine0005
- a mental process of a long duration, reflecting an objective attitude to the circumstances;
- a mental process of an explosive nature, characterized by a short duration, accompanied by pronounced changes in the work of internal organs.
test_30. Perception, in contrast to sensation:
- involves partial knowledge of the object;
- suggests selectivity in the knowledge of the object;
+ implies a holistic knowledge of the object. nine0005
What is imitation of behavior in psychology and what is it based on
It is believed that imitation in the truest sense of the word is a direct copying of someone's actions, which is a way to learn a new behavioral form.
In a broader sense, imitation is such an impact on a person in which he, on his own, of his own free will, begins to carry out certain actions, imitating the subject influencing him, which often may not even have a clue about such an impact on someone. Such cases are called non-directional influence. nine0005
By repeating any actions of another person, copying his gestures, actions, character traits, intonation and even facial expressions, a person chooses a role model for himself. Copying behavioral factors can be both arbitrary and involuntary.
The conscious goal of copying another person in this case will be arbitrary imitation, but if you do it without thinking, this is involuntary imitation.
As a result of involuntary actions, the object of influence acquires previously uncharacteristic types of vigorous activity, which are transmitted to it by the subject of imitation. In the event that such activity completely changes the personality categories of a person, a phenomenon of the so-called ideal representation of the personality of the subject in the person who is influenced may arise. nine0005
Imitation is a natural process
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Have you ever found yourself in an unknown environment? At some event where you don’t know anyone and don’t understand how to behave. You feel a sense of awkwardness, even anxiety, but you do not want to stand rooted to the spot and be silent, afraid of seeming strange.
In such a situation, it is highly likely that you, without even knowing what to do, will start doing what everyone around you is doing.
Everyone laughs and you will laugh. Everyone went to the veranda - and you went. Everyone is strictly businesslike - and you will straighten your back, make a serious face. nine0005
Without noticing it, you will "join" the team, and others will take you for their own. They will start talking to you, willingly answering questions, and appreciate your witty remark. Scientists have long studied this phenomenon both within the framework of the psychology of the crowd, and from an evolutionary point of view, and even raised this topic, speaking of conformity and willpower. In fact, everything comes down to one thing - through imitation, a person quickly adapts to a new situation.
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Look and then repeat
We learn the mechanism of imitation from childhood.
We were all told: look, and then repeat. Much of what we learn is through imitation. And we learn not only to read, write or dance. Through imitation, we learn most social norms.
I want to be you! Imitation.
How to eat, how to behave at the table, at a concert, on the playground. And imitation forms our spiritual values. Most of the moral norms, principles and values we learn through the mechanism of imitation. nine0005
Imitation is one of the mechanisms of group integration
In the process of interaction, group members develop common behavioral stereotypes and standards. Imitation determines belonging to this group, strengthens a person in his status in this group.
On the outer level, this manifests itself extremely clearly, especially in clothing. The uniform of the military, the doctor's white coat, the business suit of a businessman are external manifestations of belonging to a group. With the help of clothes, we show which group we belong to, what income we have, what attitudes and beliefs we share.
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Imitation in clothes helps us to determine who is “ours” and who is “alien”. We are more inclined to trust "our" people, we consider their opinion more authoritative and correct.
An interesting social experiment was carried out in due time. A man dressed as a biker approached people who were walking home from work and were dressed in business suits and asked them for help. Most of them refused to help him. When a man dressed in a business suit approached them, almost 100% of the subjects helped him. nine0005
Then they did a reverse experiment. A man dressed in a business suit approached the bikers and asked for help. Almost no one helped him. And when a man dressed as a biker approached them, almost everyone responded to the call.
We are more willing to come into contact with people who are closer to our social status.
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Imitation is in many ways an escape from loneliness.
The desire to be part of a certain group. This is neither good nor bad. This is fine. We all fear the feeling of isolation. We want to be understood and accepted, each of us has a need for recognition. nine0005
Meanings of the word imitation. What is an imitation?
Imitation
IMITATION This Latin word (imitatio) means imitation. To imitate means to imitate. In art, and in life, imitation is very common. Almost every person knows how to imitate the manner of speaking, gestures and facial expressions of other people ...
Music Dictionary. — 1990
Imitation (Lat.) — a musical term denoting the repetition of a musical idea, performed by one of the voices, by another voice, starting from one or another step. nine0005
F.A. Brockhaus and I.A. Efron. — 1890-1907
Imitation (from lat. imitatio - imitation) - exact or inaccurate repetition in any voice of a melody that sounded immediately before in another voice.
Music encyclopedia. — 1973-1982
IMITATION - imitation of the object of adoration or hatred, copying his speech, voice, behavior.
The object of psychoanalysis is not conscious, but unconscious imitation, closely related to the process of identification. nine0005
Dictionary-reference book on psychoanalysis. — 2010
Imitation (lat. “imitation”) is the repetition in one voice of a motive that appeared earlier in another voice. In the heyday of the imitation style (15-16th century), art and. was brought to almost unbelievable perfection...
Musical Dictionary. — 2008
IMITATION The process of copying the behavior of others. There is a tendency to use the term to imply premeditation. The one who imitates wants and tries to model his actions on the model of others. nine0005
Oxford Dictionary of Psychology. - 2002
IMITATION (from Latin imitatio - imitation, fake) - reproduction of the characteristics of a certain system, situation, event or phenomenon in an environment different from that in which the real phenomenon takes place (for example, the operator's activity).
Labor psychology.
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Imitation
IMITATION (imitation) - permanent or temporary imitation of the actions of another person. Imitation can be one of the identification mechanisms. Often imitation is used in the treatment process (see Modeling). nine0005
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Imitation - permanent or temporary imitation of the actions of another person. Imitation can be one of the identification mechanisms. Often imitation is used in the treatment process (see Modeling).
Medical terms from A to Z
Imitation - permanent or temporary imitation of the actions of another person. Imitation can be one of the identification mechanisms. Often imitation is used in the treatment process (see Modeling). nine0005
Medical terms. — 2000
Machine simulation
Machine simulation, or computer simulation, is an experimental method of studying the economy with the help of electronic computers. (In the literature, the term "imitation modeling" is often used in the same sense, however .
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Imitation of Life (film, 1959)
Imitation of Life is Douglas Sirk's last film (1959), recognized as one of the pinnacles of classic Hollywood melodrama. Starring Lana Turner and John Gavin (later US Ambassador to Mexico).
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Deterministic simulation
DETERMINISTIC SIMULATION is a type of machine simulation that uses a deterministic model of the system under study, therefore…
Lopatnikov. — 2003
Deterministic simulation is a type of machine simulation that uses a deterministic model of the system under study, therefore…
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Annealing simulation algorithm global optimization, especially discrete and combinatorial optimization. One example of Monte Carlo methods.
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Simulated annealing is an algorithm for solving various optimization problems. It is based on the simulation of a real physical process that occurs during the crystallization of a substance from a liquid to a solid state…
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Russian language
Imit/atsi/ya (y/a).
Morphemic spelling dictionary. — 2002
Types of imitation
- conscious or unconscious;
- complete or partial;
- voluntary or compulsory;
- creative or literal.
Imitation is conscious when we consciously copy the behavior or appearance of another person. And it happens unconsciously when we are influenced by a group. Then imitation appears as part of the thinking of the crowd. We involuntarily begin to obey the rules of this or that group, we begin to share their worldview, their way of life.
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Even if you don't have a specific idol, you always imitate someone to one degree or another. People of their profession. Authoritative figures. Close ones whom you value and respect. Friends and acquaintances whose ideas and views you share. Complete or absolute imitation, as a rule, fixes on a certain person, an idol.
The lower the individual consciousness, the stronger the process of imitation is expressed. The need to be in a group, among our own, reduces rational critical thinking, but it increases our emotional state, which we want to share with like-minded people. nine0005
At such a moment, the process of imitation becomes more vivid than ever. We begin to unconsciously copy the behavior patterns of others who are in a similar emotional state. Such a phenomenon can be observed, for example, at concerts of famous musicians or at sports competitions.
At such moments, emotional contagion occurs, which enhances the effect of imitation, which reaches its peak. Then comes the decline. Imitation cannot continue indefinitely, energy is depleted, and the need for recognition and belonging is satisfied for a while. The person regains control over their behavior. nine0005
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Imitation depends on age
Imitation mechanisms manifest themselves differently depending on our age, so we divide imitation:
- in children;
- in adolescents;
- in adults.
As children, we mostly imitate our parents and other significant adults. At school, imitation acts as a mechanism for adapting to a new environment, belonging to a certain large group (students), and acquiring certain behavioral skills. nine0005
During adolescence, imitation determines our identity. Belonging to a certain group (friends, subculture, etc.) acts as an expression of individuality and independence from parents. During adolescence, imitation is most significant and most dangerous. A person is guided by external identification with a significant pattern of behavior. Unfortunately, this sample is not always positive.
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In an adult, imitation is usually conscious and based on worldview, ideas and professional growth. We imitate significant people in our profession, as well as those whose values and views are close to ours. Those who, like us, aspire to a certain status or benefits, or those who have already achieved what we want to achieve.
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An adult does not stop learning by imitation. So, a woman who has become a mother for the first time will imitate her mother or friends who have already achieved success in this status. Or, when a woman takes a leadership position for the first time, she not only draws on her experience, but also imitates others - her previous bosses, for example.
Thus, imitation is an important process that underlies any learning, it contributes to the rapprochement of people with each other and leads to better coordination of actions and faster solution of tasks. nine0005
All other roles are filled
Imitation is an opportunity to feel confident in a world where there are no rules of life. What we were told by parents in childhood, teachers, is refuted by our own life experience. We listen to the advice of others, we cannot do without it, but still our life is not like anyone else's. All our successes, failures, happy days and darkest of them are the result of our behavior, and no one else.
