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Collective Irrationality

Collective Irrationality is a theoretical construct in social psychology denoting a phenomenon wherein a group of individuals simultaneously exhibit belief-driven behaviors or cognitive distortions that deviate from logical reasoning or empirical evidence, distinguished by their shared, self-reinforcing nature in the absence of external pathological or environmental causation.

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2017–2026

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Publications

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Irrational Behavior and Economic Theory

Gary S. Becker · Journal of Political Economy · 1962 · 1.2K citations

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Explaining social behavior: more nuts and bolts for the social sciences

Jon Elster · Choice Reviews Online · 2008 · 843 citations · Full text

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The Irrational Organization: Irrationality as a Basis for Organizational Action and Change.

Martha S. Feldman, Nils Brunsson · Administrative Science Quarterly · 1986 · 417 citations

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Pluralism and Social Choice

Nicholas R. Miller · American Political Science Review · 1983 · 289 citations

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The upside of irrationality: the unexpected benefits of defying logic at work and at home

Choice Reviews Online · 2010 · 186 citations

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Authors

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  1. AS
    Alan Sica

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    2 publications · 58 citations

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  2. PJ
    P. J. Watson

    University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, United States

    2 publications · 60 citations

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  3. MS
    Monica Sharma

    Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, United States

    1 publications · 24 citations

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  4. JH
    Joseph Heath

    University of Toronto, Canada

    1 publications · 57 citations

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  5. SE
    Scott E. Culhane

    University of Wyoming, United States

    1 publications · 10 citations

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Institutions

35

  1. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    92 citations

  2. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

    Chattanooga, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    160 citations

  3. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    2 h-index

    1 publications

    90 citations

  4. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

    New Brunswick, United States

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    312 citations

  5. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    41 citations

  6. University of Aberdeen

    Aberdeen, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    34 citations

  7. Collège de France

    Paris, France

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    843 citations

  8. Oregon Medical Research Center

    Portland, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    113 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 4 publications · 1.1K citations

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  2. Journal of Political Economy

    JPE · 2 publications · 1.2K citations

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  3. Technology and Culture

    1 publications · 17 citations

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  4. Media Culture & Society

    1 publications · 51 citations

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