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emotional contagion  

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  • Emotional contagion is the phenomenon in which a person “catches” the emotions of those around him/her or the emotional ambience of his/her environment. As is often observed, people find laughing and yawning contagious. [Source: Music in the Social and Behavioral Sciences: An Encyclopedia; Emotional Contagion]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-MTJQNGC4-L

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