Our brains contain special cells called mirror neurons that simulate the actions of others (see page 168 in book). Often, the leads to people copying, or mimicking, each other’s actions. Check out this page for more information and examples: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/12/health/12mimic.html?pagewanted=1&ref=science.
Your job is to get someone to mimic your actions without them noticing and report the result. Describe what you did, and if they eventually repeated the same action. For example – yawning, smiling, crossing legs in one direction, blinking a lot, etc. etc. Be sure to describe this mimicry in terms of mirror neurons. The finished worksheet should be no longer than 2 pages including these instructions.
Describe in detail what action you performed in front of someone – did they repeat your action?
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Describe how mirror neurons played a role in this mimicry. If your “experiment” did not work, why do you think it did not work?
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