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Bandwagon effect

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The bandwagon effect is the term used to describe the tendency for people to adopt certain behaviors, styles, or attitudes simply because others are doing so.More specifically, it is a cognitive bias by which public opinion or behaviours can alter due to particular actions and beliefs rallying amongst the public. It is a psychological phenomenon whereby the rate of uptake of beliefs, ideas, fads and trends increases with respect to the proportion of others who have already done so. As more people come to believe in something, others also "hop on the bandwagon" regardless of the underlying evidence.

Bandwagon effect - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Societal phenomenon This article is about the behavior. For the concept in international relations, see Bandwagoning . For the related fallacy, see Argumentum ad populum . "cultural trends" redirects here. For the academic journal, see Cultural Trends (journal) . Part of a series on Behavioural influences Obedience Compliance Social influence Norm Social perception Stereotype Attribution Cognitive dissonance Self-perception v t e The bandwagon effect is a psychological phenomenon where people adopt certain behav

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