Telephone number:	+31 (0)71 527 2727
E-Mail:	jmastop@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
Faculty / Department:	Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen, Instituut Psychologie, Sociale en Organisatiepsychologie
Office Address:	Pieter de la Court gebouw Wassenaarseweg 52 2333 AK Leiden

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Jessanne Mastop graduated in May 2006 in Social & Organizational Psychology at Leiden University. Currently she is working as a PhD Candidate at the department of Social and Organizational Psychology at Leiden University under the supervision of Mariëlle Stel and Eric van Dijk. The subject of her project is nonverbal behavior and its consequences towards people with high and low status.

Research

Her research focuses on reactions to nonverbal behavior. Previous research distinguishes two types of reactions: Mimicry and Complementary behavior. Mimicking is doing the same as the other person, while complementing is doing the opposite of what the other person is doing. It is suggested that both reactions are automatic and have positive consequences. Until now, however, it is not known when people mimic or complement. The current research focuses on this question and investigates whether status and power play a role in this.

Teaching

• Thesis Supervision (Master Program S&O)
• Tutoraat Academische Vaardigheden (1st year undergraduate)
• Groupdynamics (2nd year undergraduate)
• Beoordeling en Beinvloeding (3rd year undergraduate)

Publications

Journal Articles

• Mastop, J., Stel, M., & Van Dijk, E. (2010). Behavioral reactions of mimicry and complementarity towards status cues of others. Manuscript submitted for publication.
• Stel, M., Mastop, J., Strick, M., & Schouten, R. (2010). Let’s mimic and drink! Effects of mimicking on product liking. Manuscript submitted for publication.
• Stel, M., Blascovich, J., McCall, C., Mastop, J., Van Baaren, R.B., & Vonk, R. (2010). Mimicking disliked others: Effects of a priori liking on the mimicry-liking link. European Journal of Social Psychology.
• Stel, M., Van Baaren, R., Blascovich, J., McCall, C., Pollmann, M.H., van Leeuwen, Mastop, J., M., Müller, B. C. N., & Vonk, R. (2010). Mimicry and liking: is it really that simple? Experimental Psychology .
• Redeker, M., Stel, M., & Mastop, J. (2010). Does mimicking others change your self-view? Effects of mimicking on self-construals. Th e Journal of Social Psychology.

Dutch chapters

• Mastop, J., Stel, M., & Van Dijk, E. (2010). Imiteren of Complementeren? Het Effect van Rechtvaardigheid en Status op Imiteren of Complementeren van Non-verbaal Gedrag [Mimicking or Complementing? The Effect of Justice and Status on Mimicking or Complementing Nonverbal Behavior]. In J. W. Van Prooijen, B. Derks, M. Stel, M. Vliek, R. J. Renes, (Eds.), Jaarboek Sociale Psychologie 2009 . Groningen, The Netherlands: ASPO Pers.
• Mastop, J., Stel, M., & Van Dijk, E. (2009). Imiteren of complementeren van non-verbaal gedrag: Het belang van status [To mimic or complement nonverbal behavior: The role of status]. In R. Custers, B. Beersma, H. Van den Berg, F. Harinck, & M. Van Zomeren (Eds.), Jaarboek Sociale Psychologie 2008 . Groningen, The Netherlands: ASPO Pers.
• Mastop, J., Stel, M., & Strick, M. (2007). De invloed van imitatie op de effectiviteit van televisiereclames [Te influence of mimicry on the effectiveness of tv-commercials]. In C. Van Laar, R. Ruijter, J. Karremans, W. Van Rijswijk, & F. Van Harreveld (Eds.), Jaarboek Sociale Psychologie 2006. Groningen, The Netherlands: ASPO Pers.

 

Conference Presentations

• Mastop, J., Stel, M., & Van Dijk, E. (2009). Imiteren of Complementeren? Het Effect van Rechtvaardigheid en Status op Imiteren of Complementeren van Non-verbaal Gedrag [Mimicking or Complementing? The Effect of Justice and Status on Mimicking or Complementing Nonverbal Behavior]. Paper presented at the ASPO conference, December 2009, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
• Mastop, J., Stel, M., Van Dijk, E. (2009). Behavioral reactions of mimicry and complementarity towards status cues of others. Presented at the BSI workshop ‘Imitation: Myths & Mechanisms’, December 2009, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
• Mastop, J., Stel, M., Van Dijk, E. (2009). Mimicking or Complementing? Reactions to nonverbal behavior when there is a difference in status. Poster presented at the Primate Mind conference, June 2009, Erice, Sicily, Italy.
• Mastop, J., Stel, M., Van Dijk, E. (2008). Mimicking or Complementing? The effect of power on nonverbal behavior. Presented at the FACE conference, December 2008, Leiden, The Netherlands.
• Mastop, J., Stel, M., & Van Dijk, E. (2008). Imiteren of complementeren van non-verbaal gedrag: Het belang van status [To mimic or complement nonverbal behavior: The role of status]. Paper presented at the ASPO conference, December 2008, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
• Mastop, J., Stel, M., & Van Dijk, E. (2008). The effects of power and status on mimicking or complementing non-verbal behavior. Presented at the EAESP conference, June 2008, Opatija, Croatia.
• Mastop, J. Stel, M., & Strick, M. (2006). De invloed van imitatie op de effectiviteit van televisiereclames [The influence of mimicry on the effectiveness of tv-commercials]. Paper presented at the ASPO conference, December 2006, Leiden, The Netherlands.

 

Membership in Professional Organizations

• Associatie van Sociaal-Psychologische Onderzoekers (ASPO)
• Kurt Lewin Instituut (KLI)
• European Association of Experimental Social Psychology (EAESP)
• Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP)

Other Academic Activities

• PhD Candidate member of the executive board of the Dutch Association of Social Psychological Researchers (ASPO).

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