People with similar views closely mirror each other’s speech patterns
Tuesday, May 19, 2015 - 17:50
in Psychology & Sociology
As social creatures, we tend to mimic each other's posture, laughter, and other behaviors, including how we speak. Now a new study shows that people with similar views tend to more closely mirror, or align, each other's speech patterns. In addition, people who are better at compromising align more closely.