social proof

a phenomenon in which people, assuming that the surrounding people possess more knowledge about the current situation, copy the actions of others when they are unable to determine the appropriate mode of behavior
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social proof

Summary

social proof ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (281 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • social proof's subclass of is recorded as psychological phenomenon[2].
  • social proof's subclass of is recorded as social phenomenon[3].
  • social proof's subclass of is recorded as conformity[4].
  • social proof's part of is recorded as nudge theory[5].
  • social proof's has use is recorded as social influence[6].
  • social proof's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/033mwt[7].
  • social proof's used by is recorded as social media account[8].
  • social proof's BBC Things ID is recorded as 5a090ceb-7c14-43f2-adf0-321ba047a073[9].
  • social proof's name in kana is recorded as しゃかいてきしょうめい[10].
  • social proof's Quora topic ID is recorded as Social-Proof[11].
  • social proof's Quora topic ID is recorded as proovely[12].
  • social proof's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2778588649[13].

Why It Matters

social proof ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (281 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . BBC Things. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . Quora. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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