Research Catalog
Copycats & contrarians : why we follow others ... and when we don't
- Title
- Copycats & contrarians : why we follow others ... and when we don't / Michelle Baddeley.
- Author
- Baddeley, Michelle, 1965-
- Publication
- New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2018]
- ©2018
Items in the Library & Off-site
Filter by
1 Item
| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFD 19-1460 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- 313 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
- Summary
- A multidisciplinary exploration of our human inclination to herd and why our instinct to copy others can be dangerous in today's interlinked world Rioting teenagers, tumbling stock markets, and the spread of religious terrorism appear to have little in common, but all are driven by the same basic instincts: the tendency to herd, follow, and imitate others. In today's interconnected world, group choices all too often seem maladaptive. With unprecedented speed, information flashes across the globe and drives rapid shifts in group opinion. Adverse results can include speculative economic bubbles, irrational denigration of scientists and other experts, seismic political reversals, and more. Drawing on insights from across the social, behavioral, and natural sciences, Michelle Baddeley explores contexts in which behavior is driven by the herd. She analyzes the rational vs. nonrational and cognitive vs. emotional forces involved, and she investigates why herding only sometimes works out well. With new perspectives on followers, leaders, and the pros and cons of herd behavior, Baddeley shines vivid light on human behavior in the context of our ever-more-connected world.
- Alternative Title
- Copycats and contrarians
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [267]-298) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction -- Clever copying -- Mob psychology -- Herding on the brain -- Animal herds -- Mavericks -- Entrepreneurs versus speculators -- Herding experts -- Following the leader -- Conclusion : copycats versus contrarians.
- Call Number
- JFD 19-1460
- ISBN
- 9780300220223
- 0300220227
- LCCN
- 2018940284
- OCLC
- 1041111818
- Author
- Baddeley, Michelle, 1965- author.
- Title
- Copycats & contrarians : why we follow others ... and when we don't / Michelle Baddeley.
- Publisher
- New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2018]
- Copyright Date
- ©2018
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Creator/Contributor Characteristics
- Gender group: WomenOccupational/field of activity group: University and college faculty members
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [267]-298) and index.
- Local Note
- AUTH: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
- Report No.
- (Coutts)038683952
- Research Call Number
- JFD 19-1460