American business jargon. 2014.
Herd mentality — describes how people are influenced by their peers to adopt certain behaviors, follow trends, and/or purchase items. Examples of the herd mentality include the early adopters of high technology products such as cell phones and iPods, as well as… … Wikipedia
Herd behavior — Herd behaviour describes how individuals in a group can act together without planned direction. The term pertains to the behaviour of animals in herds, flocks, and schools, and to human conduct during activities such as stock market bubbles and… … Wikipedia
herd — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 group of animals ADJECTIVE ▪ great, huge, large, vast ▪ small ▪ entire, whole ▪ … Collocations dictionary
mentality — noun Mentality is used after these nouns: ↑frontier, ↑gang, ↑herd, ↑mob, ↑siege, ↑victim … Collocations dictionary
Herd Instinct — A mentality characterized by a lack of individuality, causing people to think and act like the general population. This term is used in the investing world to refer to the forces that cause unsubstantiated rallies or sell offs … Investment dictionary
Mob Mentality — For the behavior, see herd mentality. Mob Mentality Studio album by Dropkick Murphys/The Business … Wikipedia
Wilfred Trotter — Infobox Scientist name = PAGENAME box width = image size =150px caption = PAGENAME birth date = 3 November, 1872 birth place = death date = 25 November, 1939 death place = residence = citizenship = nationality = British ethnicity = field =… … Wikipedia
Group intelligence — refers to a process by which large numbers of people simultaneously converge upon the same point(s) of knowledge. Social psychologists study group intelligence and related topics such as decentralized decision making and group wisdom, using… … Wikipedia
Lemming — The act of an investor following the crowd into an investment, without doing research themselves; this usually results in losses. These investors are emotional and easily swayed by the current ongoings of how well or bad the market is doing. This … Investment dictionary
Colin Cowherd — on the SportsNation set. Born January 6, 1964 (1964 01 06) (age 47) Bay Center, Washington Show … Wikipedia
