This paper surveys the literature on psychological and strategic mental processes of
bandwagon behavior, discusses the literature of bandwagon behavior in the context of the …

The potential influence of perceived popularity of political parties or candidates on individual
vote choice is most commonly studied in terms of a 'bandwagon effect'. However, there is …

Standard economic reasoning assumes that people vote instrumentally, ie, that the sole
motivation to vote is to influence the outcome of an election. In contrast, voting is expressive …

The current study investigates how social media affordances influence individuals' source
credibility perceptions in the presence of risk information, specifically examining how …

We report on an experiment to test for a warm glow of giving collectively. Comparing
subjects' affective state before and after the experiment, we find that individual charitable …

Due to diffusion of responsibility, majority voting may induce immoral and selfish behavior
because voters are rarely solely responsible for the outcome. Across three behavioral …

Hazing is a legal problem that is seemingly intractable. In this article, the authors consider
this problem in the context of black sororities. We explore the ways in which a set of …

We experimentally examine the effect of self-serving information avoidance on democratic
and individual decisions in the context of climate change mitigation. Subjects need to …

We aimed to analyze the bandwagon effects of self-esteem and trait anxiety on luxury
consumption behavior among postgraduate students in social sciences institutes of one …

The literature on poll effects has focused upon the impact polls have on election outcomes.
To understand how polls affect information seeking more broadly, we examine the influence …