crowd behavior
Group action patterns
Crowd behavior is how people act when gathered in large groups, often characterized by heightened emotion, reduced individual restraint, and susceptibility to contagion of mood or action.
The term appears in psychology and sociology to describe phenomena from panic to mob violence to the infectious energy at concerts: Crowd behavior at the protest turned dangerous when police arrived.
- groupthinkConformity-driven poor decisions
- deindividuationLoss of self-awareness in groups
- herd mentalityTendency to follow crowds
- pack mentalityGroup-driven behavior pattern
- emotional contagionInvoluntary mood absorption
social contagion · mass hysteria · flash mobs · going viral · social norms · rioting · stampeding · collective action · public demonstrations · conformity · safety in numbers · bystander effect · social movements · moral panic · panic buying · group polarization · cheering · standing ovation
- travel etiquettetipping, queuing, dress codes, punctuality, personal space
- conformityconformity, conforming, conform, conformist, conformism
- human dynamicsteamwork, leadership, cooperation, communication, trust
- social codessocial norms, social norm, unwritten rule, unspoken rule, unspoken rules
- investingstocks, stock, bonds, investing, investor
crowd behaviorstrategic planning
Defining organizational direction systematically
measured response · analytical thinking · long-term planning
crowd behaviornonconformity
Rejection of prevailing norms
dissent · individual autonomy · freethinking · contrarianism · individual conscience