2021
DOI: 10.1038/s41562-021-01197-3
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Physiological synchrony is associated with attraction in a blind date setting

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“…Recent findings successfully expanded an interactive viewpoint to the physiological level: Cooperation as a facet of prosocial behavior was found to be positively associated with two interactants' synchronization in SCLs (Behrens et al, 2020). Synchrony in SCLs, as well as in heart rate, was further shown to be predictive of interpersonal attraction (Prochazkova et al, 2021). Consequently, while facial mimicry of discrete emotions might inform the automatic categorization of emotional expressions in passive observers, the ANS might only be strongly activated by social signals in real social settings, with the dynamics between interactants reflecting their (emotional) alignment.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 96%
“…Recent findings successfully expanded an interactive viewpoint to the physiological level: Cooperation as a facet of prosocial behavior was found to be positively associated with two interactants' synchronization in SCLs (Behrens et al, 2020). Synchrony in SCLs, as well as in heart rate, was further shown to be predictive of interpersonal attraction (Prochazkova et al, 2021). Consequently, while facial mimicry of discrete emotions might inform the automatic categorization of emotional expressions in passive observers, the ANS might only be strongly activated by social signals in real social settings, with the dynamics between interactants reflecting their (emotional) alignment.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 96%
“…However, factors such as the angle and distance of the camera from the people might have made it challenging to observe minute emotional expressions (for instance, a faint or coy smile), which would have facilitated gauging the others' interest. In contrast, in other previous work (Prochazkova et al, 2021 ), participants were filmed in close range, so subtle spontaneous emotional reactions are easy to detect. Therefore, an uninvolved third-party observer might be able to decode attraction cues better than the persons in the date themselves if the date allowed for less stilted behaviours and if subtle expressions were expressed and visible.…”
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confidence: 83%
“…Like other emotions (e.g., anger or fear), attraction influences others' behavior (e.g., Ekman, 1992 ; Montoya et al, 2018 ; Russell, 2003 ). Notably, the experience of attraction is linked to heightened arousal, which previous research has demonstrated by measuring these psychophysiological processes via heart rate and electrodermal conductance (Foster et al, 1998 ; but see Prochazkova et al, 2021 ). These physiological processes can act as somatic markers (Damasio, 1996 ) and are used in efficiently interpreting an ambiguous situation, such as a first romantic encounter.…”
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“…Recent research has shown that people also synchronize their cardiac and respiratory rhythms with each other (see Palumbo et al, 2016 for a review) when they engage in natural forms of interaction, such as high-arousal rituals (Konvalinka et al, 2011), natural conversation (McFarland, 2001, choir singing (Müller & Lindenberger, 2011), or when coordinating behaviour (Fusaroli et al, 2016;Noy et al, 2015). This phenomenon has also been reported between romantic couples (Goldstein et al, 2017;Helm et al, 2012;Prochazkova et al, 2021) and mother-infant dyads (Feldman et al, 2011;McFarland et al, 2020), and hence may also have a role in the formation of social bonds (for recent reviews, see e.g., Cross et al, 2019;Michael et al, 2020).…”
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confidence: 89%