Talk:Mirroring

message: This two articles (Mirroring (psychology) and Rapport) are basically the same. They should be merged into one. --Micru (talk) 00:54, 2 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Both of these articles cover the same subject anyway. Infact, this article seems more like an article on Rapport! "in rapport and mirroring" "The best rapport may be gained..". TigerTails (talk) 16:06, 26 September 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Incorporating "rapport" into the mirroring article might be harmless, if done well. However, in my (layperson's) view of psychological mirroring, it is far more extensive than just mimicking movements, etc. As hinted in the Kohut quote, there is a vast range of activity in mirroring the experience of others in the development and/or repair of their psychological health. --RayBirks (talk) 16:47, 26 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merger proposal 

message: the reference to "kohut" is not clear. the book/article is not mentioned in the sources/references.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.52.67.82 (talk) 16:17, 9 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Kohut, 1977, pp. 146-147 

message: Mirroring and rapport are not the same. Articles should remain separate, and better split / explained.
"Individuals with mental retardation or autism often engage in echolalia in speech or gestures made by others are mirrored" is awkward.
'Matching and mirroring' (http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-280172.html) not, or no longer, useful, here. Now redirects to http://ca.dummies.com/Section/index.html, a generic, and for the purposes of this discussion, useless, page.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.235.228.174 (talk) 02:00, 16 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  7/15/10 Comments. 

message: The last line in "occurrence" section uses an abbreviation I don't find mentioned anywhere in academic article searches nor the web: "d.c.c.e.", which is supposedly short for "difficulty comprehending complex emotions".  Not sure using the acronym adds anything, nor does the sentence for that matter, especially seeing as it is not cited.
Whole sentence sounds like someone's made up psychobabble:
sentence as it stands now (8/17/2014 6:07 Pacific time):
"It also takes place with people with certain degrees of difficulty comprehending complex emotions, or d.c.c.e. certain types of people with d.c.c.e. lack the emotional range of a normal person, though they can learn to mimic, or mirror the emotions, or attitude shown at them, and then reflect said emotions, or attitude right back at the original person, while still never actually feeling the actual emotion."
But I'm not an expert by any means.
-Karl  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.228.113.18 (talk) 01:09, 18 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  d.c.c.e. ? 

message: While the article lays a decent foundation as a general idea of the concept of mirroring, the voice in which it is written could use some revision as to appear less like an essay and more like a report. The addition of more objective information could help reduce the likelihood of this page being read as an essay. As has been previously mentioned, the Kohut reference is a bit ambiguous and could use some elaboration - perhaps drawing a solid connection to Kohut's theories and the concept of mirroring in a more in-depth explanation. The term "mental retardation" is outdated and should be edited to "intellectual disability" as to reflect the changes in the linked article. A brief description as to how mirroring and imitation differ from one another may help to solidify the concept, as in its current state the article may imply that mirroring and imitation are one in the same. Lastly, this page has very few sources which could likely contribute to any bias seen within the article. Adding additional sources such as Chartrand and Bargh's "The Chameleon Effect: The Perception-Behavior Link and Social Interaction", Word, Zanna, and Cooper's "The Nonverbal Mediation of Self-Fulfilling Prophecies in Interracial Interaction" (Demonstrates the effect of mirroring in interviews), or Bailenson and Yee's "Digital Chameleons: Automatic Assimilation of Nonverbal Gestures in Immersive Visual Environments", as well as adding a more specific source for Kohut's work (A particular book or article).
Additional sources:
Marco Iacoboni's "Mirroring People: The New Science of How We Connect with Others"
Meltzoff, Andrew N.'s "Foundations for developing a concept of self: The role of imitation in relating self to other and the value of social mirroring, social modeling, and self practice in infancy."
Jennifer H. Pfeifer, Marco Iacoboni, John C. Mazziotta, and Mirella Dapretto's "Mirroring others’ emotions relates to empathy and interpersonal competence in children"
Marianne LaFrance's "Postural Mirroring and Intergroup Relations"
Guy, James D.'s "Self-care corner: Holding the holding environment together: Self-psychology and psychotherapist care."
Jaime A. Pineda's "Mirror Neuron Systems: The Role of Mirroring Processes in Social Cognition"
Am J Psychiatry's "Heinz Kohut's self psychology: an overview"
Future plans:
Mirroring is the subconscious replication of another person's nonverbal signals. The display of mirroring often begins as early as infancy, as babies begin to mimic individuals around them and establish connections with particular body movements. Mirroring can establish rapport with the individual who is being mirrored, as the similarities in nonverbal gestures allow the individual to feel more connected with the person exhibiting the mirrored behavior.
I plan to edit the sections of the article to include development of mirroring behavior, the occurrence of the behavior as well as the way it can establish rapport with others. Each of these sections will be thoroughly fleshed out. I will reword the article in a more report-like manner. Additionally, I will remove irrelevant links and add more relevant ones such as mirror neurons.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Csuydam11 (talk • contribs) 04:39, 19 October 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Terminology & Sources 

message: Might suggest making a link to Emotional contagion or Mimicry. Alex Redding (talk) 23:19, 17 October 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Suggestion 

message: Overall  I think this article has a good start. I would  suggest to correct the usage of some personal  words. Also to link this article to the “mirror neuron” article in Wikipedia for those who may not know what that is. If the article  could possibly expand more on the small section where it mentions individuals with intellectual disabilities. Lastly, maybe mention an experiment as an example following the citation for it. JeheliO (talk) 22:13, 25 October 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mirroring (psychology) 

message: What does Kohlberg have to say about this? It appears to be a rather conventional thing to do. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.21.166.82 (talk) 20:04, 13 March 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Kohlberg