Sheizaf Rafaeli

Interpersonal Synchrony Over a Distance – the Effect of Network Noise on Synchronization and its Prosocial Consequences

Interpersonal motor synchronization (IMS) occurs when people move together, in temporal alignment. Being in IMS can result in prosocial effects: increased liking, similarity and trust. We address the possibility of remote IMS (rIMS) between people who are not co-located, through mobile phone interactions. A threat to…