When a person automatically mimics another's emotional expression and begins to synchronize his or her own emotion with the other person's in terms of expression, vocalization, postures, and movements, what emotional phenomena has occurred?
A)emotional contagion
B)emotional contact
C)emotional reversal
D)emotional sociology

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Emotional contagion is the phenomenon where one person's emotions and related behaviors directly trigger similar emotions and behaviors in other people. It involves automatically mimicking and synchronizing expressions, vocalizations, postures, and movements with those of another person, and consequently, converging emotionally.

When a Person Automatically Mimics Another's Emotional Expression and Begins