The Rules of Contagion

(Greg DeLong) #1

  1. Background from: Centola D. and Macy M., ‘Complex
    Contagions and the Weakness of Long Ties’, American Journal of
    Sociology, 2007; Centola D., How Behavior Spreads: The
    Science of Complex Contagions (Princeton University Press,
    2018).

  2. Darley J.M. and Latane B., ‘Bystander intervention in
    emergencies: Diffusion of responsibility’, Journal of Personality
    and Social Psychology, 1968.

  3. Centola D., How Behavior Spreads: The Science of Complex
    Contagions (Princeton University Press, 2018).

  4. Coviello L. et al., ‘Detecting Emotional Contagion in Massive
    Social Networks’, PLOS ONE, 2014; Aral S. and Nicolaides C.,
    ‘Exercise contagion in a global social network’, Nature
    Communications, 2017.

  5. Fleischer D., Executive Summary. The Prop 8 Report, 2010.
    http://prop8report.lgbtmentoring.org/read-the-report/executive-
    summary.

  6. Background on deep canvassing from: Issenberg S., ‘How Do
    You Change Someone’s Mind About Abortion? Tell Them You
    Had One’, Bloomberg, 6 October 2014; Resnick B., ‘These
    scientists can prove it’s possible to reduce prejudice’, Vox, 8 April
    2016; Bohannon J., ‘For real this time: Talking to people about
    gay and transgender issues can change their prejudices’,
    Associated Press, 7 April 2016.

  7. Mandel D.R., ‘The psychology of Bayesian reasoning’, Frontiers
    in Psychology, 2014.

  8. Nyhan B. and Reifler J., ‘When Corrections Fail: The
    persistence of political misperceptions’, Political Behavior, 2010.

  9. Wood T. and Porter E., ‘The elusive backfire effect: mass
    attitudes’ steadfast factual adherence’, Political Behavior, 2018.

  10. LaCour M.H. and Green D.P., ‘When contact changes minds:
    An experiment on transmission of support for gay equality’,

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