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Automatic imitation

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A compatibility effect in which observed task-irrelevant actions influence action execution. It is not necessarily deliberate copying, wholly uncontrolled behaviour or a pure measure of empathy.
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Automatic imitation
Whether an observed action matches the action a participant must perform, distinguished experimentally from spatial stimulus–response compatibility.

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