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14:54 Jun 25, 2010
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Social Sciences - Psychology
Additional field(s): Economics, Government / Politics, Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
English term or phrase: bandwagon effect
Definition from WordNet:
The phenomenon of a popular trend attracting even greater popularity.

Example sentence(s):
  • Schmitt-Beck (1996) went further and hypothesized that media’s publishing of the electoral strengths of parties and candidates, which he documented through content analysis, would contribute to shaping voters’ expectations and stimulate a bandwagon effect. OhioLINK ETDs
  • But the experimental data tend to contradict the notion of the bandwagon effect as a rational partisan strategy. Jim Schnabel
  • On the other hand, if McCain surges in the polls in the last few days before the election, the bandwagon effect could have voters reconsidering and jumping off the Obama train. Yahoo! News
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3efecte d'arrossegament
Asier Merino


  

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efecte d'arrossegament


Definition from e-Xaps:
L'efecte d'arrossegament és la constatació que moltes persones fan i creuen certes coses basant-se en el fet que moltes altres persones fan i creuen aquestes mateixes coses. L'efecte és pejorativament anomenat comportament gregari, particularment quan és aplicat als adolescents.
En política, l'efecte d'arrossegament significa que algunes persones voten per aquells candidats o partits que és probable que resultin guanyadors (o que són proclamats com a tals pels mitjans de comunicació), esperant estar en el 'costat guanyador' al final.

Example sentence(s):
  • Entre els primers es troben, entre molts altres, el ‘Bandwagon’ o ‘efecte d’arrossegament’, quan una persona tendeix a actuar com la majoria, la ‘deformació professional’ (que dóna per suposat que tothom sap el que jo sé), i el ‘punt cec’ quan algú se sobreestima o se subestima a sí mateix. - Ramon Alcoberro. Filosofia i pensament.  
  • Els primers constaten l’existència d’un efecte d’arrossegament a Catalunya, el País Basc, Castella i Lleó i Andalusia. En aquestes quatre Comunitats Autònomes, el partit que governa a l’Estat es premiat (castigat) a nivell autonòmic si l’elector avalua positivament (negativament) la tasca desenvolupada pel Govern central. - L'evolució del vot dual a Catalunya  
  • * Efecte d'arrossegament (Bandwagon): una persona tendeix a decidir allò que decideix la majoria - viqupèdia  
Asier Merino
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