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Chapter 2 - The role of mimicry in understanding the emotions of others

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2016

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Mariëlle Stel
Edited by
Ursula Hess  and
Agneta H. Fischer
Ursula Hess
Affiliation:
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Agneta H. Fischer
Affiliation:
Universiteit van Amsterdam
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Emotional Mimicry in Social Context , pp. 27 - 43
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2016

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