bandwagon effect

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14:55 Jun 25, 2010
English to Slovak translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Psychology
Additional field(s): Economics, Government / Politics, Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
English term or phrase: bandwagon effect
Definition from WordNet:
The phenomenon of a popular trend attracting even greater popularity.

Example sentence(s):
  • Schmitt-Beck (1996) went further and hypothesized that media’s publishing of the electoral strengths of parties and candidates, which he documented through content analysis, would contribute to shaping voters’ expectations and stimulate a bandwagon effect. OhioLINK ETDs
  • But the experimental data tend to contradict the notion of the bandwagon effect as a rational partisan strategy. Jim Schnabel
  • On the other hand, if McCain surges in the polls in the last few days before the election, the bandwagon effect could have voters reconsidering and jumping off the Obama train. Yahoo! News
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4 +1davový efekt
Milada Major


  

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davový efekt


Definition from COMENIUS UNIVERSITY :
Davový efekt vzniká, keď sa veľa ľudí rozhodne pre jeden typ správania sa, pretože sila okolia je natoľko veľká, že sa
rozhodne rovnako imitovať ostatných.

Example sentence(s):
  • Davový efekt Divadlo svojím spôsobom učí divákov prispôsobovať sa väčšej skupine ľudí. Psychológia funguje veľmi silno, keď si o ňom väčšina myslí niečo a jeden chce presadiť iné. „Raz sa robil zaujímavý experiment,“ spomína Valkovič. „Skupine desiatich ľudí dávali posúdiť dĺžky niekoľkých úsečiek. Jedna úsečka bola inej dĺžky ako ostatné, ale deviati z desiatich respondentov boli dohodnutí s experimentátorom, že budú tvrdiť, že všetky sú rovnako dlhé. Ten jeden, ktorý o tom nevedel, musel odolať tlaku deviatich. - Daily press  
Milada Major
Slovakia
Local time: 11:41
Native speaker of: Slovak

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