bandwagon effect
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Prepare for the bandwagon effect when people realize his gift for sticking close to receivers and start figuring out he’s no fluke.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2025
It’s called the bandwagon effect — the tendency to do what other people are doing without pausing to figure out whether those others are right.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2024
You’ve heard of keeping up with the Joneses — it’s the bandwagon effect, which describes our tendency to make decisions based on what we see others doing.
From New York Times • Feb. 26, 2023
Throughout millions of years of evolution, these principles have been coded into the human brain in the form of cognitive biases that come with names like familiarity, mere exposure and bandwagon effect.
From Scientific American • Oct. 7, 2021
Throughout millions of years of evolution, these principles have been coded into the human brain in the form of cognitive biases that come with names like familiarity, mere-exposure and bandwagon effect.
From Salon • Sep. 19, 2021
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