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Unconscious Bonding Rachl, Judith
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Unconscious Bonding
Forming Bonds Quickly
in Today’s Fast-Paced Society
This research was funded by the NWO as part of a research grant awarded to Kai Sassenberg and the Faculty of Behavioral and Social Science at the University of Groningen. Financial support for the printing of this thesis was provided by the University of Groningen and the Kurt Lewin Institute.
Cover Art: Paul Sprinz
Interior design: Gri Willberger
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Copyright ©2018 Judith Rachl-Willberger. All rights reserved. No parts of this book may be reproduced ot trasmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retieval system, without permission in writing from the author.
Unconscious Bonding
Forming Bonds Quickly in Today’s Fast-Paced Society
PhD thesis
to obtain the degree of PhD at the University of Groningen
on the authority of the Rector Magnificus Prof. E. Sterken
and in accordance with the decision by the College of Deans.
This thesis will be defended in public on
Monday 9 July 2018 at 12:45 hours
by
Judith Rachl-Willberger
born on 9 September 1985 in Künzelsau, Germany
Supervisor
Prof. N. W. Van Yperen
Co-supervisor Prof. N. P. Leander Assessment committee Prof. R. W. Holland Prof. K. Sassenberg Prof. R. Spears
to
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Put your servants to the test for ten days; let them give us grain for our food and water for our drink. Then take a look at out faces and the faces of the
young men who have food from the king's table.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 General Introduction 11
Part 1 Positive Effects of Unconscious Bonding
Chapter 2 The Magic Click: How Psychological Ease Facilitates
Perceptions of Social Clicking 25
Chapter 3 Mimicry is Smooth: On the Embodiment of
Social Smoothness 49
Part 2 Drawbacks of Unconscious Bonding
Chapter 4 The Hidden Costs of Feeling Good:
Nonverbal Behavioral Mimicry Fosters Aversion to Making
an Effort 69
Chapter 5 Virtually Satisfied? How Digital Interactions
May Leave Us Longing for Belonging 91
Chapter 6 General Discussion 111
References 129
Appendix 149
Dutch Summary 161 German Summary 171
About the Author 181
Acknowledgements 185 Kurt Lewin Institute (KLI) Dissertation Series 191
