"I show how you feel": Motor mimicry as a communicative act.

Bavelas, Janet B., Black, Alex, Lemery, Charles R., Mullett, Jennifer·1986·Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
DOI 10.1037//0022-3514.50.2.322

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Bavelas, J. B., Black, A., Lemery, C. R., & Mullett, J. (1986). "I show how you feel": Motor mimicry as a communicative act. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037//0022-3514.50.2.322

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