Essays about: "Behavioral contagion"

Found 2 essays containing the words Behavioral contagion.

  1. 1. The Role of Social Identity in Memory Integration

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Marius Boeltzig; [2021]
    Keywords : memory integration; social contagion; memory conformity; social identity; inference; episodic memory; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : An adaptive memory system has to support both the encoding of individual episodes as well as generalization and inference across several episodes. The latter of these two goals is achieved by memory integration in which a memory representation is updated to accommodate new information. READ MORE

  3. 2. Love to Help: The Roles of Compassion and Empathy in Regards to Altruism

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för juridik, psykologi och socialt arbete

    Author : Felix Nilsson; David Lindsten Minelius; [2020]
    Keywords : Altruism; Directed Altruism; Compassion; Empathy; Perspective taking; Empathic concern; Personal distress; Emotional contagion; Behavioral contagion; Self-report Survey; Cross-Sectional design.;

    Abstract : Unresolved global problems, such as extreme poverty, ask for a better understanding of what predicts altruism and what does not. The aim of this thesis project was to address this topical and timely research question by studying the predictive role of compassion and empathy in understanding altruism. READ MORE