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CONTAGION EMOTIONNELLE [1 record]

Record 1 2025-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Behaviour
  • Nonverbal Communication (Psychology)
  • Neuroses
CONT

Emotional contagion is an adaptive response that occurs unconsciously when people mimic the facial expressions, gestures, and postures of others, leading to a convergence of emotions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement humain
  • Communication non verbale (Psychologie)
  • Névroses
CONT

Une personne vulnérable à la contagion émotionnelle sera particulièrement sensible aux émotions des autres [...] Ce phénomène adaptatif se manifeste de façon inconsciente par le mimétisme des expressions faciales, des gestes et des postures, menant à une convergence émotionnelle.

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