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Mimicry Games

Mimicry Games is a theoretical framework within the study of children's rituals that identifies structured imitative interactions through which children reproduce cultural norms and social roles by replicating adult behaviors in repetitive, rule-bound sequences.

46

Publications

3.6K

Citations

107

Authors

57

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

3

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Publications

46

The Chameleon Effect as Social Glue: Evidence for the Evolutionary Significance of Nonconscious Mimicry

Jessica L. Lakin, Valerie E. Jefferis, Clara Michelle Cheng et al. · Journal of Nonverbal Behavior · 2003 · 960 citations

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The impact of social context on mimicry

Patrick L. Bourgeois · Biological Psychology · 2007 · 466 citations

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Chameleons bake bigger pies and take bigger pieces: Strategic behavioral mimicry facilitates negotiation outcomes

William W. Maddux, Elizabeth Mullen, Adam D. Galinsky · Journal of Experimental Social Psychology · 2007 · 250 citations · Full text

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Twelve‐ and 18‐month‐olds copy actions in terms of goals

Malinda Carpenter, Josep Call, Michael Tomasello · Developmental Science · 2004 · 248 citations

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A comparative analysis of the evolution of imperfect mimicry

Heather D. Penney, Christopher Hassall, Jeffrey H. Skevington et al. · Nature · 2012 · 242 citations · Full text

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Authors

107

  1. MC
    Malinda Carpenter

    Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Germany

    2 publications · 295 citations

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  2. MP
    Michael P. Speed

    University of Liverpool, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 200 citations

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  3. MT
    Michael Tomasello

    Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Germany

    2 publications · 373 citations

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  4. CH
    Cecilia Heyes

    University College London, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 100 citations

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  5. PK
    Peter K. McGregor

    University of Nottingham, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 289 citations

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Institutions

57

  1. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology

    Leipzig, Germany

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    1.2K citations

  2. Google (United States)

    Mountain View, United States

    3 h-index

    11 publications

    1.4K citations

  3. Liverpool Hope University

    Liverpool, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    200 citations

  4. Imperial College London

    London, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    179 citations

  5. Leiden University

    Leiden, The Netherlands

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    115 citations

  6. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    178 citations

  7. Cardiff University

    Cardiff, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    204 citations

  8. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    202 citations

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Venues

  1. Animal Behaviour

    3 publications · 142 citations

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  2. Evolution

    3 publications · 227 citations

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  3. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 3 publications · 158 citations

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  4. Nature

    2 publications · 368 citations

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