Yes, that's it. Hatfield, Cacioppo, and Rapson have a book with that title that nicely summarizes the research on that phenomenon.
Martin Bourgeois Professor and Chair Social and Behavioral Sciences Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL 33931 ************** Confidentiality Statement ******************** Florida has a very broad public records law. As a result, any written communication created or received by Florida Gulf Coast University employees is subject to disclosure to the public and the media, upon request, unless otherwise exempt. Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your email address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing. ________________________________________ From: Michael Britt [[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2013 8:32 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] Getting Caught Up in the Frenzy Is there a psychological term for the phenomenon that people tend to get excited about something - even if they don't originally care that much - just because people around them seem excited about it? "Emotional Contagion" or something like that? Michael Michael A. Britt, Ph.D. [email protected] http://www.ThePsychFiles.com Twitter: @mbritt --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13390.2bbc1cc8fd0e5f9e0b91f01828c87814&n=T&l=tips&o=28091 or send a blank email to leave-28091-13390.2bbc1cc8fd0e5f9e0b91f01828c87...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=28092 or send a blank email to leave-28092-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
