Definitions for herd instinct
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1. herd instinctnoun

   see herding instinct.

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1. herd instinct

   Herd behavior is the behavior of individuals in a group acting collectively without centralized direction. Herd behavior occurs in animals in herds, packs, bird flocks, fish schools and so on, as well as in humans. Voting, demonstrations, riots, general strikes, sporting events, religious gatherings, everyday decision-making, judgement and opinion-forming, are all forms of human-based herd behavior. Raafat, Chater and Frith proposed an integrated approach to herding, describing two key issues, the mechanisms of transmission of thoughts or behavior between individuals and the patterns of connections between them. They suggested that bringing together diverse theoretical approaches of herding behavior illuminates the applicability of the concept to many domains, ranging from cognitive neuroscience to economics.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of herd instinct in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of herd instinct in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of herd instinct in a Sentence

1. Bertrand Russell:

   Collective fear stimulates herd instinct, and tends to produce ferocity toward those who are not regarded as members of the herd.

2. Boris Johnson:

   I have appointed a new cabinet who will serve, as I will, until a new leader is in place, when the herd instinct moves, it moves.

3. Author Unknown:

   We cannot be too earnest, too persistent, too determined, about living superior to the herd-instinct.

4. John Train:

   The herd instinct seems to be the strongest human emotion, one that the race is constantly breeding off as the mavericks are liquidated. Happiness is running with the crowd.

5. Friedrich Nietzsche, The Gay Science, section 116:

   Morality is herd instinct in the individual.

References

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   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herd_Instinct