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20 - Emotional Convergence

A Case of Contagion?

from Part IV - Understanding Others

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2016

By
Guillaume Dezecache ,
Terry Eskenazi  and
Julie Grèzes
Edited by
Sukhvinder S. Obhi  and
Emily S. Cross
Sukhvinder S. Obhi
Affiliation:
McMaster University, Ontario
Emily S. Cross
Affiliation:
Bangor University
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Abstract

Because they are likely to trigger convergent emotional reactions in observers, it has become extremely common to refer to emotions as ‘contagious’ elements. While it could have simply remained a metaphor, the concept of contagion has become central to account for situations of emotional convergence between individuals. In this respect, the primitive emotional contagion model introduced by Hatfield and colleagues in 1994 assumes that we have a strong tendency to mimic the facial, postural and vocal motor behaviour of the people we interact with. This claim resembles the shared representations framework, according to which we make use of our own motor resources to access and share others’ states. This chapter consists of a critical review of the primitive emotional contagion model and further discusses the legitimacy of considering emotions as contagious elements to describe situations of affective or emotional convergence.

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Sensorimotor Foundations of Social Life
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