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herd behavior

how individuals in a group can act collectively without centralized direction
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herd behavior
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herd behavior

Summary

herd behavior is an economic concept[1]. It draws 938 Wikipedia views per month (economic_concept category, ranking #58 of 213).[2]

Key Facts

  • herd behavior's instance of is recorded as economic concept[3].
  • herd behavior is a type of collective behavior[4].
  • herd behavior is part of crowd psychology terminology[5].
  • herd behavior's facet of is recorded as herding[6].
  • herd behavior's facet of is recorded as Q141254711[7].
  • herd behavior's different from is recorded as sociality[8].
  • herd behavior's named by is recorded as Gustave Le Bon[9].

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Definition and Type

herd behavior's instance of is recorded as economic concept[3]. It is a type of collective behavior[4].

Use and Application

herd behavior is part of crowd psychology terminology[5].

Why It Matters

herd behavior draws 938 Wikipedia views per month (economic_concept category, ranking #58 of 213).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

Gustave Le Bon

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Shisma · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named by → Gustave Le Bon
    Instance of → —
    Part of → crowd psychology terminology
    Instance of → economic concept
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1269]]: [[Q141254711]]"
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