def METHOD_NAME(self):
    """In case email authentication is applied, this setting controls
    whether or not the social account is automatically connected to the
    local account. In case of ``False`` (the default) the local account
    remains unchanged during the login. In case of ``True``, the social
    account for which the email matched, is automatically added to the list
    of social accounts connected to the local account. As a result, even if
    the user were to change the email address afterwards, social login
    would still be possible when using ``True``, but not in case of
    ``False``.
    """
    return self._setting("EMAIL_AUTHENTICATION_AUTO_CONNECT", False)