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By John E. Reid & Associates
What is Mirroring?
Recently I was talking to one of my sons about a possible location to spend our spring vacation. My left hand was in my pocket and I was illustrating with my right hand. My left foot was slightly extended. As my son listened to my ideas and discussed possible activities, his right hand went into his pocket, he illustrated with his left hand and his right foot was extended slightly toward me. His comments and facial expressions appeared positive, but his posture left no doubt that he agreed with the vacation plans, for his posture mirrored my own. Mirroring refers to the tendency of two people to reflect each other's posture when they are relating well to each other or are in agreement.
The opposite phenomenon is also true. When two people disagree or are emotionally distant they often assume different postures. Consider the traffic stop where the driver is asked to step out of the vehicle and talk to the police officer. The officer may stand frontally aligned with the driver with his hands exposed using occasional illustrators. The driver may cross his arms and orient his body away from the officer. These non-congruent postures should alert the officer that the driver may not be accepting the premise for the stop or may be otherwise non-cooperative.
The explanation for mirroring may relate to the fact that a person's posture represents the foundation for other nonverbal communication. An individual's posture reflects their interest level, emotional involvement and confidence. When expressing thoughts, ideas or feelings the one person who will surely accept them is a reflected image of that same person. To say this another way, when we have a conversation with a mirror, the mirror will always agree with our position.
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