<P> Emotional contagion is the phenomenon of having one person 's emotions and related behaviors directly trigger similar emotions and behaviors in other people . One view developed by Elaine Hatfield et al. is that this can be done through automatic mimicry and synchronization of one 's expressions , vocalizations , postures and movements with those of another person . When people unconsciously mirror their companions ' expressions of emotion , they come to feel reflections of those companions ' emotions . Emotions can be shared across individuals in many different ways both implicitly or explicitly . For instance , conscious reasoning , analysis and imagination have all been found to contribute to the phenomenon . Emotional contagion is important to personal relationships because it fosters emotional synchrony between individuals . A broader definition of the phenomenon suggested by Schoenewolf is `` a process in which a person or group influences the emotions or behavior of another person or group through the conscious or unconscious induction of emotion states and behavioral attitudes '' . The behaviour has been found in humans , primates and dogs . </P>
<P> Emotional contagion is the phenomenon of having one person 's emotions and related behaviors directly trigger similar emotions and behaviors in other people . One view developed by Elaine Hatfield et al. is that this can be done through automatic mimicry and synchronization of one 's expressions , vocalizations , postures and movements with those of another person . When people unconsciously mirror their companions ' expressions of emotion , they come to feel reflections of those companions ' emotions . Emotions can be shared across individuals in many different ways both implicitly or explicitly . For instance , conscious reasoning , analysis and imagination have all been found to contribute to the phenomenon . Emotional contagion is important to personal relationships because it fosters emotional synchrony between individuals . A broader definition of the phenomenon suggested by Schoenewolf is `` a process in which a person or group influences the emotions or behavior of another person or group through the conscious or unconscious induction of emotion states and behavioral attitudes '' . The behaviour has been found in humans , primates and dogs . </P>
a situation in which one person 's emotions influence another person 's emotions is known as
a situation in which one person 's emotions influence another person 's emotions is known as
Emotional contagion
Emotional contagion