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(pathology, sociology, psychology) The spontaneous spread of behaviour when it is unconsciously copied from one individual by another.

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social contagion

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social contagion

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(pathology, sociology, psychology) The spontaneous spread of behaviour when it is unconsciously copied from one individual by another.

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無意識のうちに他者から模倣され、行動が自発的に広がる現象 / 社会的・心理的文脈において、一人の行動が無意識に隣接する個人へ伝播する現象 / 行動パターンが潜在的に伝染する社会現象

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Amid the protests, social contagion led large crowds to adopt risky behaviors they wouldn't have considered alone.

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抗議行動のさなか、無意識の模倣による行動の自然な広がりが、大勢の人々に単独では考えもしなかった危険な行為を取らせた。

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(pathology, sociology, psychology) The spontaneous spread of behaviour when it is unconsciously copied from one individual by another.

A Peter leads a John, a John goes after a Peter, both of them unconscious of any influence exercised or received. And thus our life and conduct are ever propagating themselves, by a law of social contagion, throughout the circles […]

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