herd behaviours

A form of herd behaviour — 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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of herd behaviour
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