Some polls involve a question where the exiting votes received for each response option are displayed. I have heard that on such polls the existing votes influence the answers provided by subsequent respondents.

• Is it true that the displayed results influence voting behaviour by subsequent respondents?
• How does it influence the respondents?
• How strong does it influence the respondents?
• Do smart respondents resist this influence?

Some polls involve a question where the existing votes received for each response option are displayed. I have heard that on such polls the existing votes influence the answers provided by subsequent respondents.

• Is it true that the displayed results influence voting behaviour by subsequent respondents?
• How does it influence the respondents?
• How strong does it influence the respondents?
• Do smart respondents resist this influence?

Ive heard that polls with open results influence the answers that probands will give to (open) questions.

• Is it true?
• How does it influence the probands?
• How strong does it influence the probands?
• Do smart people resist this influence?

(with open results i mean that everyone can see all answers given)

Some polls involve a question where the exiting votes received for each response option are displayed. I have heard that on such polls the existing votes influence the answers provided by subsequent respondents.

• Is it true that the displayed results influence voting behaviour by subsequent respondents?
• How does it influence the respondents?
• How strong does it influence the respondents?
• Do smart respondents resist this influence?