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Copycats and Contrarians

Hardcover • 2018 • 1. edition

Copycats and Contrarians

By Michelle Baddeley

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About the book

A multidisciplinary exploration of our human inclination to herd and why our instinct to copy others can be dangerous in today's interlinked world Rioting teenagers, tumbling stock markets, and the spread of religious terrorism appear to have little in common, but all are driven by the same basic instincts: the tendency to herd, follow, and imitate others. In today's interconnected world, group choices all too often seem maladaptive. With unprecedented speed, information flashes across the globe...Show more

Social, group or collective psychology

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ISBN

9780300220223

Publisher

Yale University Press

Published year

2018

Language

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1

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Copycats and Contrarians

Format

Hardcover

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