bandwagon effect

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf cognitive bias
social psychology concept
gptkbp:describes tendency of people to adopt beliefs or behaviors because others have adopted them
gptkbp:example people buying a product because it is popular
voters supporting a candidate because they are leading in the polls
gptkbp:firstDescribed 19th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label bandwagon effect
gptkbp:opposedBy snob effect
gptkbp:relatedTo social influence
herd behavior
groupthink
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:politics
marketing
consumer behavior
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bandwagon
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7