group behavior
How crowds act
Group behavior is how individuals act when part of a collective—a crowd, team, organization, or social unit.
The term captures phenomena like conformity, mob mentality, and cooperation that emerge when people influence each other: Group behavior at the rally turned aggressive.
Psychologists study group behavior to understand why people act differently together than alone.
- groupthinkConformity-driven poor decisions
- peer pressureInfluence from one's equals
- pack mentalityGroup-driven behavior pattern
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
- normsExpected behavioral standards
conformity · murmuration · synchrony · emotional contagion · traditions · cooperation · deindividuation · communication · social identity · conflict · roles · social norms · social cohesion · social loafing · stereotypes · resources · mob mentality · mob
- social developmentsocialization, social skills, friendship, belonging, social cues
- social sciencessociology, anthropology, psychology, economics, political science
- social psychologyconformity, social influence, attribution, groupthink, social proof
- organizationsorganization, organizations, company, companies, club
- instinctsinstinct, survival instinct, survival instincts, maternal instinct, gut instinct
- socializationsocialization, social learning, enculturation, norms, values
group behaviornonconformity
Rejection of prevailing norms
dissent · deviance · deviant behavior · rebellion · defiance
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