herd mentality

American  

[hurd-men-tal-i-tee] / ˈhɜrd mɛnˌtæl ɪ ti /

noun

plural

herd mentalities

1. the inclination among members of a group to follow what they perceive to be the prevailing attitudes and behavior of the group instead of making their own decisions and assertions.

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Example Sentences

She says it was fuelled by a "herd mentality".

From BBC

Many times, groupthink and herd mentality can prevent bad ideas from being spotted and canceled before they become larger failures.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The problem isn’t the font, it’s the herd mentality,” said Fons Mans, founder of the Dutch design studio Offgrid.

From The Wall Street Journal

These hacker communities have a "herd mentality", he says: "People don't care about the medical side of things - all they see is 20 millions being paid."

From BBC

Borgli parallels this vision with a concomitant one of destructive herd mentality, and how easy it is for a mob to form.

From New York Times