# herd mentality (collective)

*Ordinarily means:* When people act the same way without thinking, just because others are doing it.

A model in each individual that copies the state of others, which closes the window where choices could differ, because no one maintains a separate reason to act.

- Computed level: L15 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: social

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [model](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-model.representation), [parameter](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-parameter.condition), [window](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-window.range), [maintenance](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-maintenance.upkeep), [interaction](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-interaction.process)

**Through:** process

**Novel properties:**
- model
- window
- maintenance
- interaction
- parameter

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-herd-mentality.collective*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-herd-mentality.collective.json*  
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