Virtual Interpersonal Touch and Digital Chameleons |
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Authors: | Jeremy N Bailenson Nick Yee |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Communication, Stanford University, McClatchy Hall, Bldg. 120, Stanford, CA 94305-2050, USA |
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Abstract: | We studied the characteristics of hand touch with a mechanical device that approximated a handshake, and we then examined
the effect of handshake mimicry on assessment of a partner. Two participants interacted with a force-feedback joystick that
recorded each of their hand movements individually. The two participants then greeted one another by feeling the recording
of the other person’s movements via the force-feedback device. For each dyad, one of the participants actually received his
or her own virtual handshake back under the guise that it was the other person’s virtual handshake. Results demonstrated three
significant findings. First, for any given participant, a metric that took into account position, angle, speed, and acceleration
of the hand movements correlated highly within individuals across two handshakes. Second, across participants, these metrics
demonstrated specific differences by gender. Finally, there was an interaction between gender and mimicry, such that male
participants liked people who mimicked their handshakes more than female participants did. We discuss the implications of
these findings and relate them to theories of social interaction.
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Keywords: | Handshakes Touch Mimicry Immersive virtual reality Computer-mediated communication |
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