Herd Mentality Article: Main Idea and Other Important Stuff

It's when groups rationally make decisions together.

It's when individuals make foolish decisions.

It's when individuals break away from a group.

It’s when people blindly follow the decisions of a group.

Driven by emotion

rather than thinking

applies to human behavior

through a situation

large crowd running in a marathon

an audience at a movie theater

a large stampede during an earthquake

a long line at the grocery story

move faster than normal

copy the actions of others

interact physically with each other

 ignore alternative strategies in favor of following the mass escape trend

give (someone) the courage or confidence to do something or to behave in a certain way.

cause (a piece of text) to appear in a bold typeface.

"center, embolden, and underline the heading"

Overzealous

destructive

initimidating

well-known

planting officers to influence more people in the crowds to cheer.

starting riots at events hosted by those who opposed him.

supporting a popular sports team to gain more followers.

commanding his officers to force people to watch his speeches.

send (someone) to join a group or organization to act as a spy or informer.

secretly place (a bomb that is set to go off at a later time

place a seed, bulb, or plant in (a place) to grow

put or hide (something) among someone's belongings to compromise or incriminate the owner.

People can get good deals on sales.

People can avoid natural disasters.

People can be led towards making good choices.

People can win football games.

Even when acting alone, humans are not as advanced as we would like to think.

Herd behavior suggests that there are limits to human beings’ free will.

The actions of a large group can greatly influence an individual’s decisions.

Crowds always become violent and chaotic when individuals begin to panic.

“All of the animals band closely together in a group and, in panic mode, move together as a unit” (Paragraph 1)

“Herd behavior in humans is frequently observed at times of danger and panic; for example, a fire in a building” (Paragraph 3)

“When herd behavior sets in, an individual person’s judgment and opinion forming process shut down” (Paragraph 2)

“suppose that a family is walking down the street looking for a restaurant to have dinner” (Paragraph 8)