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A Computational Analysis of Joint Decision Making Processes

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Social Informatics (SocInfo 2012)

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In this paper a computational analysis is made of the circumstances under which joint decisions are or are not reached. Joint decision making as considered does not only concern a choice for a common decision option, but also a good feeling about it, and mutually acknowledged empathic understanding. As a basis a computational social agent model for joint decision making is used. The model was inspired by principles from neurological theories on mirror neurons, internal simulation, and emotion-related valuing. The computational analysis determines the different possible outcomes of joint decision making processes, and the types of processes leading to these outcomes.

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    Rob Duell & Jan Treur

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  1. Distributed Information Systems Laboratory (LSIR), School for Computer and Communication Science (I&C), EPFL-IC,, Bâtiment BC, Station 14, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland

    Karl Aberer

  2. Department of Sociology, ICS, University of Groningen, Grote Rozenstraat 31, 9712 TG, Groningen, The Netherlands

    Andreas Flache

  3. Groningen Center for Social Complexity Studies, Nettelbosje 2, 9747 AE, Groningen, The Netherlands

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  4. Georgia Institute of Technology, KACB, room 3340,School of Computer Science, College of Computing, 266 Ferst Dr, 30332-0765, Atlanta, GA, USA

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  5. Tsinghua University, Rm 1-308, FIT Building, 100084, Bei**g, China

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Duell, R., Treur, J. (2012). A Computational Analysis of Joint Decision Making Processes. In: Aberer, K., Flache, A., Jager, W., Liu, L., Tang, J., Guéret, C. (eds) Social Informatics. SocInfo 2012. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 7710. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35386-4_22

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