What is the echo effect?

What do people say? You say what you say; you do what others do. You don’t know what others are saying or why they do what they do. You just follow others. This kind of mentality is the mentality of following what others say.

It is common for people to follow what they say, and there is a humorous story. It’s about people’s mentality of following others’ opinions. A man was walking on the street, and suddenly his shoelaces came loose, so he tied them in the middle of the street. He was bending down, and two people, not knowing what he was doing, came over to take a look. Several other people saw some people standing here. If you want to know what happened, come around and watch. Other passers-by noticed that there were two circles of people in the middle of the road, and wanted to see what was going on, so they formed another circle. As a result, more and more people gathered outside, forming several circles inside and outside, but people still didn't know what was going on and just stood around out of curiosity. I believe something must have happened inside.

There are many people who have this mentality of following what others say. They are used to thinking this way: What everyone is doing must be right. And this has formed a psychological stereotype and is not easy to change. Driven by this mentality, people are willing to follow everyone without thinking.

It is easy for people to follow others’ opinions. What is the reason? First, there is the need for security awareness. In front of everyone, people always dare not believe their own judgment: "Everyone thinks so. Am I right to think so? Let's do what everyone thinks." Even if they know that their ideas are right, they are afraid of "being shot in the head" "Bird", "Thousands of people can point to it". There are certain risks to be taken. I dare not persist. Secondly, out of gregarious habits. In a group society composed of humans, everyone is a member of the group. If he wants to survive or live a better life, he must be accepted by the group. The most important thing is to be consistent with everyone. Even if there are obvious mistakes in this consensus, we will do it against our will in order not to be abandoned by the group. Many people second-guess themselves. Wrote numerous confessions. Record of pain. This is an example.

It has both blindness and positive influence.

There is blindness in following what others say. When everyone's behavior is wrong, your behavior is bound to be wrong too. Sometimes it is dictated by historical limitations or individual leaders. There will be a temporary reversal in the times, and the behavioral norms and public opinion guidance that guide society will be wrong. For example, the "Cultural Revolution". On the one hand, it was the mistakes of superiors' guidance, and on the other hand, it was the effect of people's mentality of following others' opinions. The result was China's ten years of catastrophe, which brought the national economy and people's lives to the edge of poverty and collapse. This is the negative impact caused by the mentality of following others' opinions. Facts have proved that when this kind of mentality spreads to all parts of the country, that is, people all over the country have a mentality of following others at the same time about something. If the thing is wrong, then the harm will be huge.

However, when society develops in the right direction, people's mentality of following others' opinions can exert a positive influence. When the country calls on young people to actively join the army to protect their families and the country; when advanced models appear in society and require everyone to learn from them; when one party is in trouble and needs support from all parties; when science and technology develop. When someone is urgently needed to tackle the problem... people respond to the call and form a righteous and strong force, and its positive influence is immeasurable.

We must correctly treat the psychological effects of following others' opinions, make a concrete and scientific analysis of them, promote their positive factors and curb their negative effects. So that this psychological tendency can develop in the right direction in social activities.