Conceptsocial proof
Social Proof
A cognitive bias in which individuals in uncertain situations tend to trust the majority or the behavioral signals of others. In LLM group decision-making it manifests as additional trust in facts that are repeatedly mentioned by multiple agents.
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Aug 4
Social proof is one of the core persuasion principles systematically articulated by psychologist Robert Cialdini in his classic work Influence.
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