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Bandwagon bias arises once a body of opinion begins to roll in one direction. People then seem to be less able to contradict the prevailing view, and | Bandwagon bias arises once a body of opinion begins to roll in one direction. People then seem to be less able to contradict the prevailing view, and tend to acquiesce to this view. | ||
Revision as of 11:40, 9 January 2019
Cognitive bias.
Bandwagon bias is an unconscious social bias.
Bandwagon bias arises once a body of opinion begins to roll in one direction. People then seem to be less able to contradict the prevailing view, and tend to acquiesce to this view.
