Contagion heuristic
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contagion-heuristic-266-17115853
title:
Contagion heuristic
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The contagion heuristic is a psychological heuristic which follows the law of contagion and the law of similarity, leading people to avoid contact with people or objects viewed as "contaminated" by previous contact with someone or something viewed as bad—or, less often, to seek contact with objects that have been in contact with people or things considered good. For example, people tend to view food that has touched the ground as contaminated by the ground, and therefore unfit to eat, or view a
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Perceived transfer of negative qualities through contact
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contagion_heuristic
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2023-09-22T14:51:08Z
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