herd mentality
mob mentality
pack mentality , also: gang mentality

"The herd mentality of the past was simply not in effect."

It's easy to fall into a herd mentality out on the open highway.

Definitely a herd mentality; no sign of higher intelligence here.

Not just a sexual division of responsibilities but a true herd mentality.

Q. Some people say the venture community has a herd mentality.

Herd mentality is always a good thing after all.

But these television shows seem to signal that the herd mentality has reached alarming new levels.

This is a positive example of the usually-pejorative herd mentality.

Herd mentality: people are heavily influenced by the actions of others.

Some anti-mobbers say the phenomenon is an example of the herd mentality.

She said the bond market overreacted, in keeping with a herd mentality.

Ip blamed political and religious leaders for creating a "herd mentality".

"If a herd mentality takes off, you could have this spreading to other Central European countries."

Will the truth be trampled by a herd mentality?

A lot of apple's appeal is down to herd mentality imo.

Though they are trying to set themselves apart, the candidates show some signs of a herd mentality when it comes to Congressional votes.

Worries about a herd mentality are putting a premium on creativity and new sources of information.

In 1908, he published two papers on the subject of herd mentality, which were precursors to his later, more famous, work.

An experiment in herd mentality, some audience members were induced into believing they could smell it.

"Right now, there's a herd mentality at work and we're in a euphoria for energy stocks, which makes us especially cautious," he said.

It's plain ignorance wrapped up in a herd mentality.

Frankly, I feel more of a herd mentality there than at the Angelika.

Yet this is as much a function of press sensationalism and herd mentality as anything else.

But sometimes a run on a currency is driven not so much by economic fundamentals as by herd mentality.

The play also offers valuable lessons: a bit of elementary Spanish and the more important point that the herd mentality is foolish.

Religion seems to bring out the worst in mob mentality.

Another time they might have resisted, but the mob mentality had set in and everyone helped themselves.

We're talking mob mentality here, and the atmosphere is ripe for trouble.

A mob mentality, even among hostages, had a way of shutting down reason.

But panic and rousing the mob mentality is not the answer.

Without the voice of their queen, the hive mind has become a mob mentality.

Couple this with mob mentality where behaviours change then it is a recipe for disaster.

It does become sort of like a mob mentality."

Well, Smithback thought, interesting to see how mob mentality affects all classes.

He criticized journalists for a "lynch mob mentality" toward the armed forces.

I feel there's a vindictive spirit, a mob mentality has taken over."

The novel also takes swipes at celebrity culture, religion, mob mentality and pretty much everything else.

Other thinkers apply the concept as a symptom of herd behavior or mob mentality.

Although it is not directly stated, a major reason children choose to walk is because they fall victim to mob mentality.

This thick irony shows that family roles can be easily overwhelmed by the violent mob mentality.

What at first seems like another sticky coming-of-age movie turns into a darker meditation on mob mentality.

No mob mentality here, more a fearful gathering.

A mob mentality can develop unexpectedly leaving people and cars engulfed and at risk.

So for many youngsters outside the gangs, it was just a free for all mob mentality that pulled them in.

Arsons involving large groups usually occur when a "mob mentality" takes hold, she said, most often with one or two people acting as leaders.

"It's a mob mentality," said one intelligence official.

This is important in realizing that the is a mob mentality or a groupthink situation going on.

It seems the mob mentality has an instinct to hate something...together.

Perhaps the phrase, "fall victim to mob mentality" has a negative connotation, but that is, in essence, what the children do.

He described the opposition as "mob mentality."