Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
bandwagon effect
Italian translation:
effetto carrozzone
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bandwagon effect
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Psychology
Definition from
WordNet:
The phenomenon of a popular trend attracting even greater popularity.
Example sentences:
Schmitt-Beck (1996) went further and hypothesized that media’s publishing of the electoral strengths of parties and candidates, which he documented through content analysis, would contribute to shaping voters’ expectations and stimulate a bandwagon effect. (OhioLINK ETDs)
But the experimental data tend to contradict the notion of the bandwagon effect as a rational partisan strategy. (Jim Schnabel)
On the other hand, if McCain surges in the polls in the last few days before the election, the bandwagon effect could have voters reconsidering and jumping off the Obama train. (Yahoo! News)
Proposed translations
(Italian)
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effetto carrozzone
Definition from
Wikipedia:
fenomeno che spinge una persona a compiere azioni, o abbracciare credenze, soltanto perchè tale è il comportamento di una maggioranza.
Example sentences:
...Ciò in coerenza con il bandwagon effect (”<b>effetto carrozzone</b>”) descritto da ROSENKOPF e ABRAHMSON (1999) secondo il quale le innovazioni, anche se riconosciute come poco profittevoli, riescono comunque a diffondersi... (Wikisource)
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