An unconscious tendency to align one's thinking with that of other people is known as the
A)bandwagon effect.
B)availability heuristic.
C)confirmation bias.
D)belief bias.

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The bandwagon effect is a psychological phenomenon where individuals do something primarily because other people are doing it, regardless of their own beliefs, which they may ignore or override. This leads to a tendency to align one's thinking with that of the group.

An Unconscious Tendency to Align One's Thinking with That of Other