In a study by Bavelas and colleagues (1986), participants who could make eye contact and be seen by a confederate in pain mimicked the pained expression more than participants who could not be seen by the confederate. This is an example of what emotion contagion process?

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The process of communicative imitation involves mimicking the emotional expressions of others, and this is what is happening in the study described. The participants who can make eye contact and be seen by the confederate in pain are more likely to mimick the pained expression, indicating communicative imitation is occurring.

In a Study by Bavelas and Colleagues (1986), Participants Who