Automatic imitation of vocal actions is unaffected by group membership.

ABSTRACT: Converging evidence from behavioural, neuroimaging, and neurostimulation studies demonstrates that action observation engages corresponding action production mechanisms, a phenomenon termed covert or automatic imitation. Behaviourally, automatic imitation is measured using the stimulus response compatibility (SRC) task, in which participants produce vocal responses whilst perceiving compatible or incompatible speech distractors. Automatic imitation is measured as the difference in response times (RT) between incompatible and compatible trials. It is unclear if and how social group membership, such as the speaker's sex, affects automatic imitation. Two theoretical accounts make different predictions regarding effects of group membership: the first predicts that automatic imitation can be mo

SUBMITTER: Trotter AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11933201 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature