Ginger's new college roommate tends to wink a lot at the end of sentences to indicate that she is joking. After living together for a few weeks, Ginger unconsciously begins to wink when she makes a joke. This is an example of

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This is an example of the chameleon effect, which is the tendency for people to unconsciously mimic the behaviors and actions of those around them. In this case, Ginger is mimicking her roommate's winking behavior. Cognitive dissonance is the discomfort that arises when a person's beliefs or behaviors are inconsistent with one another. Social facilitation is the tendency for people to perform better on a task when in the presence of others. Groupthink is the tendency for groups to make poor decisions because of pressures to conform and maintain harmony within the group.

Ginger's New College Roommate Tends to Wink a Lot at the End