behavioural contagion

noun

the spread of a particular type of behaviour, such as crying, through a crowd or group of people

Nearby words

behavioral psychophysics, behavioral science, behaviorism, behaviour, behaviour therapy, behavioural contagion, behavioural science, behavioural sink, behaviourism, behead, beheld

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