In a study of whether or not mimicry increases rapport, van Baaren and his colleagues (2003) found that restaurant servers earned higher tips if they

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The study found that restaurant servers who repeated the order back to the customer earned higher tips. This illustrates the effect of mimicry, as the server is mimicking the customer's request in order to increase rapport and thus increase the likelihood of a higher tip.

In a Study of Whether or Not Mimicry Increases Rapport