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herd instinct

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herd instinct
Psychol the inborn tendency to associate with others and follow the group's behaviour

herd instinct [′hərd ‚in‚stiŋkt]
(psychology)
Psychic need for identification with a group.


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The herd instinct was a prime factor in the 2000 to 2001 "tech wreck," the 1929 stock market crash and the Mexican currency crises of 1982 and 1984.
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The herd instinct and the lack of overseas investment opportunities in the 1980s caused developers to create a patchwork of shoddy, half-empty suburban malls.
 
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