Elaine Hatfield: 2 ideas worth knowing

2 ideas from Elaine Hatfield, each explained in a minute and credited to the original work. Free on Savvy.

Psychologists split love into two kinds — one that burns hot, one that just lasts
Elaine Hatfield and G. William Walster argued early romance runs on 'passionate love' — intense longing that tends to fade within a couple of years. What often replaces it, if the …
— Elaine Hatfield and G. William Walster, A New Look at Love
Standing next to someone's mood can be enough to catch it
People unconsciously mimic the facial expressions, postures and speech patterns of those nearby, and that mimicry feeds back into actually feeling the emotion on display. It's part…
— Elaine Hatfield, John T. Cacioppo & Richard L. Rapson, Emotional Contagion

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