Dear Colleagues,
We are conducting a meta-analysis on the link between synchrony/imitation/mimicry and prosociality. We are currently looking for any unpublished or soon to be published data, including thesis/dissertation data, former manuscripts, and working papers.
To meet our inclusion criteria the studies should include:
• a measure of dyadic or group mimicry, unconscious/conscious imitation, synchrony
• a variable (IV or DV) related to prosociality, including liking, rapport, affiliation, closeness, helping behavior, cooperation, economic giving/reciprocity
If you have or know of any unpublished work that might be relevant, we would appreciate you sharing it with us. Any data or information that is included in the analyses will be cited accordingly in the final paper. We would prefer that you send means, standard deviations/standard errors, sample sizes of each condition, test statistics, and, if possible, effect sizes.
For the purposes of our main analyses and exploring moderators, any of the following information would also be helpful:
• whether it involves mimicry or synchrony (and conscious or unconscious)
• type of mimicked/synchronized behavior (posture, mannerism, vocalizations, finger/foot, walking, facial expressions, etc.)
• manipulation and experimental design
• directionality of effect: mimic/synchrony -> prosocial; or, prosocial -> mimic/synchrony
• specific prosociality variable (attitude, behavior, self-report, economic game, affiliation)
• gender composition of the sample
• location of the sample
Finally, in line with recent open-science practices, and to ensure transparency in all of our analyses, we have registered the current project on open science framework. Here, we have included all inclusion criteria, search terms, and a priori analysis plans; and throughout the process, all statistical and analyses output/scores will be posted and time-stamped.
If you would like to share your data, or if you have any questions related to the meta-analysis, you can email us mailto:
nick.hobson@mail.utoronto.ca
Thank you for your time and for considering our request.
Sincerely,
Nicholas Hobson and Michael Inzlicht
University of Toronto Psychology Department and Rotman School of Management
Nicholas Hobson, PhD Candidate, Toronto Laboratory for Social Neuroscience
University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
mailto:
nick.hobson@mail.utoronto.ca