Thought and Word in Unison with the Other?

Question

Pure speculation would suggest:

- history of exposure influencing the other, Uni- or Bi- directional influence;
- being in the same instance or having gone through similar experiences;
- subconscious vocalization from one being to another;
- empathy of likeminded people;
- perceptive individuals;
- chance, coincidence.
- any other suggestions ?

Speculatively, long lasting marriages or close relationships may bear some of these traits.


Kindly spare a moment of your time in respect of the category question is posted to.

Serious and thoughtful answers preferred please.

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Philosophy, Psychology

Thank you all for your contributions:

- Just2.. “…common occurance where even just like minded people observe the same thing at the same time speak.”
- Socia.. “…using the same words and phrases that each remembers what the other has previously said…not really `like mindedness` as in being the same.”
- kinde.. “…people mimic those around them, often subconsciously resulting in a change of dialect and adoption of local words and phrases.”
- happo.. “...learnt that someone close to you responds in a certain way for certain scenarios…women are empathic…men are perceptive, or vice versa.”

Answer 1

All of the above, all of the time.

On the marriage theme I find that this only happens after you have been together several years and can happen with long term friends. Which would suggest that is is more that, you have learnt that someone close to you responds in a certain way for certain scenarios, rather than some kind of physic link. Also knowing your partners body language or facial expression will give you a clue as to what they are thinking.

Uni or Bi directional influence must depend on the immediate situation and can chance as the situation changes. I feel that more women are empathic and more men are perceptive, or maybe women are more empathic and men are more perceptive. I myself am selectively perceptive, it drives my wife mad.

Answer 2

Regarding couples that have been in a long marriage, this occurs more likely because each has known the other so long and has had the same conversations and discussions,using the same words and phrases that each remembers what the other has previously said. It is not really `like mindedness` as in being the same. I have twin nieces who as children, regularly would finish each others` sentences. They would both go and put their coats on and go out into the garden to play, without a word passing between them. Although at grammar school they did not sit next to each other; if they had to write an essay in class, both sets of work were remarkably similar in subject and content, without collusion. As they grew into adults this decreased.

Answer 3

i'm not entirely sure if this is the sort of answer your looking for, but i have moved around a lot and believe that mimicking seems to be a part of human nature, for example people who move from England to Scotland rarely continue to have the same accent. people mimic those around them, often subconsciously resulting in a change of dialect and adoption of local words and phrases.
if this happens when a person moves into the company of strangers, surely it is logical for it to occur in a stronger manner when a person is with some one they feel strong emotion for, or when they are around the same person for an extended period of time.
i hope this was the input you were looking for.

Answer 4

Assuming you wanted to ask "........with another?", otherwise it makes no sense.

This is really a very common occurance where even just like minded people observe the same thing at the same time and speak. The usual clue is when the other persons says, "I was going to say the samething!"