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Mimicking Behavior May Help Form Social Bonds

Date:8/15/2009

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Capuchin monkeys in the wild are known to match each others' behaviors when feeding, traveling or avoiding predators. Such mimicry may provide the basis for social groups.

"It has been argued that the link between behavior matching and increases in affiliation might have played an important role in human evolution by helping to maintain harmonious relationships between individuals," wrote the authors. "We propose that the same principle also holds for other group-living primates."

Humans have also been observed mirroring the posture, gestures and mannerisms of people they encounter, the researchers pointed out in the news release. The behavior is unconscious, they noted. Although neither party is aware that the imitation is occurring, people often feel affection and empathy for their imitators.

Previous research has shown people are more likely to help their imitators and leave more generous tips. The current paper is the first to show that imitation plays a role in monkey's social bonding as well, according to the authors.

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The Rainforest Alliance has more on capuchin monkeys.

-- Jennifer Thomas

SOURCE: U.S. National Institutes of Health, news release, Aug. 13, 2009

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