Evaluations of dyadic synchrony: observers' traits influence estimation and enjoyment of synchrony in mirror-game movements.

ABSTRACT: While evidence abounds that motor synchrony is a powerful form of 'social glue' for those involved, we have yet to understand how observers perceive motor synchrony: can observers estimate the degree of synchrony accurately? Is synchrony aesthetically pleasing? In two preregistered experiments (n = 161 each), we assess how accurately observers can estimate the degree of synchrony in dyads playing the mirror game, and how much observers enjoy watching these movements. We further assess whether accuracy and enjoyment are influenced by individual differences in self-reported embodied expertise (ability to reproduce movements, body awareness, body competence), psychosocial resources (extraversion, self-esteem), or social competencies (empathy, autistic traits), while objectively controlling fo

SUBMITTER: Moffat R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10844651 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature