# 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

**Wikidata**: [Q2993355](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2993355)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_proof)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/social-proof


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. BBC Things
3. Quora