Voters are often influenced by opinion polls.They end up voting for the party that is likely to win according to the opinion poll.This occurs because of ________.

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Herding refers to the phenomenon where people follow the behavior or actions of a larger group. In this case, voters may be influenced by the opinion poll and end up voting for the party that is projected to win, following the behavior of the larger group of voters reflected in the poll. Anchoring refers to the phenomenon where people rely too heavily on the first piece of information they receive (in this case, the results of the opinion poll), and sniping and signaling are not relevant to this situation.

Voters Are Often Influenced by Opinion Polls