Bandwagon Effect Are you a part of the Hive? Take a look at what you wear, What you post, where you hangout, your general opinion, what you post? Are you being an individual?? Though were often unconscious of it, we love to go with the flow of the crowd. When the masses start to pick a winner or a favorite, thats when our individualized brains start to shut down and enter into a kind of groupthink or hive-mind mentality. But it doesnt have to be a large crowd or the whims of an entire nation; it can include small groups, like a family or even a small group of office co-workers. The bandwagon effect is what often causes behaviors, social norms, and memes to propagate among groups of individuals — regardless of the evidence or motives in support. This is why opinion polls are often maligned, as they can steer the perspectives of individuals accordingly. Much of this bias has to do with our built-in desire to fit in and conform, as famously demonstrated by the Asch Conformity Experiments. Free Your Mind, Think for Yourself
Posted on: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 12:03:41 +0000
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