Contamination without contact: An examination of intention-based contagion

Contagion refers to the belief that individuals or objects can acquire the essence of a particular source, such as a disgusting product or an immoral person, through physical contact. This paper documents beliefs in a "contact-free" form of contagion whereby an object is thought to inherit...

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Main Authors: Olga Stavrova, George E. Newman, Anna Kulemann, Detlef Fetchenhauer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2016-11-01
Series:Judgment and Decision Making
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S1930297500004770/type/journal_article