herd behaviour

English

Noun

herd behaviour (countable and uncountable, plural herd behaviours)

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

Translations

the tendency of a group of individuals (a herd) to react coherently without there being any coordination between them

• Czech: stádní chování n
• Spanish: comportamiento gregario m