Dynamics of Simultaneous and Imitative Bodily Coordination in Trust and Distrust.

ABSTRACT: Body synchronization between interacting people involves coordinative movements in time, space and form. The introduction of newer technologies for automated video analysis and motion tracking has considerably improved the accurate measurement of coordination, particularly in temporal and spatial terms. However, the form of interpersonal coordination has been less explored. In the present study we address this gap by exploring the effect of trust on temporal and morphological patterns of interpersonal coordination. We adapted an optical motion-capture system to record spontaneous body movements in pairs of individuals engaged in natural conversations. We conducted two experiments in which we manipulated trust through a breach of expectancy (Study 1: 10 trustful and 10 distrustful participa

SUBMITTER: Cornejo C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6121516 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature