Women who participated in a speed-dating event were given instruction on how to mimic their dates. Other women, representing the control group, did not mimic. The ones who used the mimic tactics were more likely to have contact info left for them by men, and were rated by the men they spoke with as more sexually attractive. The social experiment is detailed in this article on the British Psychology Society's website.
Hypnotists and practitioners of Neuro-Linguistic Programming call this kind of mimicking "mirroring and pacing." It's the art of subtly reflecting the way a person moves, breathes, and speaks back to them when you're having an interaction. If done properly, it helps you build rapport with the person more quickly and to a greater level.
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