behavior contagion

基本解释

As the complement of conscious goal pursuit, the researches about goal contagion are helpful to understand people's behavior further.
作为对有意识目标追求的补充，目标感染的研究促进了我们对个体行为的理解。
Goal contagion is not only different from behavior imitation in the activated objects and the extent of complexity, but also different from observational learning in the conscious level.
目标感染在激活对象、复杂程度等方面不同于单纯的行为模仿，在行为性质、意识水平等方面又区别于观察学习。
Researchers say the contagion effect may occur because we mimic or adopt the behavior of people we hold in regard and that it should be taken into account when trying to counteract obesity.
研究者称因为我们模仿或接受我们所尊敬人的行为，所以会发生蔓延效应。当我们试图抵制肥胖时应该考虑以上因素。
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Both books demonstrate how natural time changes—spring to summer, day to night—can heighten the threat of contagion and force humans to change their routines and behavior.
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