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density-intensity hypothesis

density-intensity hypothesis

an explanation of psychological reactions to overcrowding positing that high density makes unpleasant situations more unpleasant but pleasant situations more pleasant. [proposed by U.S. psychologist Jonathan M. Freedman (1952–  )]

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