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Arousal Increases Social Transmission of Information
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Social transmission is everywhere. Friends talk about restaurants, policy wonks rant about legislation, analysts trade stock tips, neighbors gossip, and teens chitchat. Further, such interpersonal communication affects everything from decision making and well-being (Asch, 1956; Mehl, Vazire, Holleran, & Clark, 2010) to the spread of ideas, the persistence of stereotypes, and the diffusion of culture (Heath, 1996; Heath, Bell, & Sternberg, 2001; Kashima, 2008; Schaller, Conway, & Tanchuk, 2002; Schaller & Crandall, 2004). But although it is clear that social transmission is both frequent and important, what drives people to share, and why are some stories and information shared more than others?
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Metadata
- Authors
- Berger, J.
- Affiliations
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
- Corresponding author
- Berger, Jonah
- ORCID
- Berger, Jonah
- Venue
- Psychological Science
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2011-06-20
- Volume
- 22
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 891-893
- ISSN
- 0956-7976 (ISSN-L)
- 1467-9280
- OpenAlex
- W1977614311
- Cited by
- 600
- References
- 15
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- FWCI
- 35.31
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- papers.ssrn.com
- Locations
- Psychological Science (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- SSRN Electronic Journal (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Child and Animal Learning Development
- Social Sciences › Communication › Media Influence and Health
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Keywords
- social transmission, arousal, interpersonal communication, information sharing, gossip, cultural diffusion, stereotypes, decision-making, well-being
- MeSH terms
- Arousal, Communication, Emotions, Humans, Motor Activity, Social Behavior
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