And then there's a phenomenon called "social contagion," in which one group member brings up an error or "remembers" something that didn't happen.

而且还有一种现象叫做“社会传染”，即小组中其中一个成员出了错或者“记起来”根本没发生过的是事情。

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However, the group recognises that, in certain circumstances, contagion can spread a crisis from one place to another, possibly to countries whose policies are not to blame.

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