I Know How You Feel: The Effect of Similarity and Empathy on Neural Mirroring
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Title:
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I Know How You Feel: The Effect of Similarity and Empathy on Neural Mirroring |
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Author:
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Quandt, Lorna
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Advisor:
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Compton, Rebecca
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Department:
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Haverford College. Dept. of Psychology |
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Thesis (B.A.) |
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Running Time:
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211578 bytes |
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Issue Date:
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2007 |
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Abstract:
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The study examined the effects of similarity and empathy on neural mirroring. 31 subjects underwent a similarity manipulation designed to
elicit feelings of similarity or dissimilarity towards a confederate. EEG data were recorded while the subject observed the confederate perform a flanker task. We expected to see heightened observer error-related negativities (oERN) and observer error positivities (oPe) in subjects in
the highly-similar condition. Results indicated that subjects who felt similar to the confederate (assessed by post-task questions) showed a
decreased oERN and an increased oPe following errors. Highly similar subjects may have expected to observe fewer errors, causing them to fail
to notice errors initially then show a compensatory response when consciously noticing the error. Additionally, the effect may have been
the result of uncertainty on the part of those subjects who deemed themselves similar to the confederates. |
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Subject:
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Developmental neurobiology
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Subject:
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Mirror neurons -- Effect of empathy on
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Subject:
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Psychology, Comparative
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Subject:
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Similarity (Psychology)
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Terms of Use:
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/us/
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Permanent URL:
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http://hdl.handle.net/10066/1022
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Citation
Quandt, Lorna.
"I Know How You Feel: The Effect of Similarity and Empathy on Neural Mirroring".
2007. Available electronically from
http://hdl.handle.net/10066/1022.
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