contagion
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7.2
- noun
- /kənˈteɪdʒən/
- Social contagion can lead to changes in behavior when groups of people influence each other.
- emotional contagion
- contagion spreads
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Watch on YouTubeSo I would say social contagion is extremely important.
- So I would say social contagion is extremely important.
- It's like so clearly a social contagion that it's very obvious.
- So that points to sort of a suicide contagion that is basically in effect.
- Maybe it's all a disinformation campaign plus social contagion or folkloric contagion.
- It's because it's a contagion and and these behaviours are contagious.
- I'm also nervous about the social contagion of suicide within the veteran community.
- But fine, there are circuits in the brain that control emotional contagion, and those are what's powerful.
- You'd better make that choice consciously, emotional regulation or emotional contagion.
- So I didn't just see that these kids were picking up gender as a social contagion.
- So the witch listened, unable to resist the lure of secrets revealed in the contagion of passionate desire.
- As confusion about sex and gender identity ramped up, I knew the literature on psychological contagion.
- It involves something, a psychological dynamic that we have come to call later on emotional contagion.
Examples
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The contagion of laughter in the classroom made everyone feel more relaxed.
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The phenomenon psychologists call "emotional contagion" can be insidious, especially if the consequences go unrecognized.
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So I would say social contagion is extremely important.
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It's like so clearly a social contagion that it's very obvious.
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And emotional contagion is a very profound thing.
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I wondered if some sort of emotional contagion had been going on inside.
Academic text (2012) -
Plus, because of "emotional contagion," if you act energetic, you'll help the people around you feel energetic, too.
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Emotional contagion is one of the most validated and highly correlated social influence things.
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During the conference, I noticed a contagion of enthusiasm spreading among the participants.
Synonyms
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4.0
The spreading of news or money so more people get it
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5.8
Spreading ideas or customs to many places
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3.7
A fast increase that affects many people or places
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3.0
A feeling that spreads quickly among people
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3.8
Strong excitement that makes other people feel excited too
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3.9
Strong, happy feeling that makes other people excited
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8.8
A large group of people suddenly become very afraid and act without thinking, spreading quickly
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Morphology
contagion = contagious (semi-transparent) = contag + ion
The sense is a metaphorical extension from disease to emotions/attitudes; the link to 'contagious' is clear but the domain shift may not be obvious to all learners.
Etymology
Contagion comes from the Latin parts con- 'together' and tangere 'to touch', like contact; think of a laugh or mood 'touching' the next person — that image explains why a feeling can be called a 'contagion' when it spreads fast.