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Complete Definition of "herd behaviour"

English

Etymology
herd + behaviour

Noun
herd behaviour

  1. sociology the tendency of a group of individuals (a herd) to react coherently without there being any coordination between them. The term may be applied to animals, or to human phenomena such as stock market bubbles and behaviour in political demonstrations.

Related terms
bandwagon effect
herding instinct

Category:English nouns

ru:herd behaviour

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