The inborn tendency to react emotionally to stimuli that indicate emotion in other members of one's species is called:
A) observational conditioning.
B) stimulus enhancement.
C) imitation.
D) emotional contagion.

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Emotional contagion refers to the phenomenon where individuals instinctively mimic and synchronize their own expressions, vocalizations, postures, and movements with those of another person's emotions, thereby experiencing the other person's emotions themselves. This is considered an inborn or innate tendency, particularly evident in how people and other animals can catch or share emotions within a group without direct interaction.

The Inborn Tendency to React Emotionally to Stimuli That Indicate