bandwagon effect

Several studies have tested this theory of the bandwagon effect in political decision making.

First, candidates tend to get momentum as they go through the process because of the bandwagon effect.

He said that a clear advantage of hiring so many professors at once is the "bandwagon effect."

A more damaging message would have been sent and a bigger bandwagon effect touched off.

The bandwagon effect has wide implications, but is commonly seen in politics,consumer and social behavior.

According to British studies, there is a consistent pattern of apparent bandwagon effects for the leading party.

There is a bandwagon effect that is apparent once initiatives are taken.

The opposite of the bandwagon effect is the underdog effect.

With more pension funds and other large institutions buying small stocks, a bandwagon effect is developing.

The bandwagon effect is well-documented in behavioral psychology and has many applications.

In microeconomics, bandwagon effect describes interactions of demand and preference.

I call the first the bandwagon effect.

Issues in both areas often create a bandwagon effect, attracting hordes of lawmakers grasping for attention.

Poll surveys create a bandwagon effect, he said.

If successful, a firm can create a bandwagon effect in which the momentum builds and the product becomes ubiquitous.

Mr. Johnson described a "bandwagon effect" in the market.

The bandwagon effect: preference for a good increases as the number of people buying them increases.

Bandwagon effect (also describes the origin of the phrase)

It is also the basis of a number of social phenomena, including communal reinforcement and the bandwagon effect.

There's a very strong bandwagon effect here."

Bandwagon effect, the tendency to do or believe what others do or believe.

Gary Becker has even argued that the bandwagon effect could be so strong as to make the demand curve slope upward.

Thus, as poll results are repeatedly reported, the bandwagon effect will tend to snowball and become a powerful aid to leading candidates.

Some fear a bandwagon effect.

Therapeutic cloning paves the way for reproductive cloning and has a bandwagon effect.