Emotional contagion is the process leading to the emotional state matching between two interacting subjects: the individual experiencing a particular emotional state and the observer. Emotional contagion is considered a basic building block of empathy and makes individuals able to share emotions. Empathy, in its most complex definition, is a phenomenon that implies the ability to perceive and interpret what another person is feeling and understand their needs .

Emotional contagion

Elisabetta Palagi
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2018-01-01

Abstract

Emotional contagion is the process leading to the emotional state matching between two interacting subjects: the individual experiencing a particular emotional state and the observer. Emotional contagion is considered a basic building block of empathy and makes individuals able to share emotions. Empathy, in its most complex definition, is a phenomenon that implies the ability to perceive and interpret what another person is feeling and understand their needs .
2018
Palagi, Elisabetta; Norscia, Ivan
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