The Diamond Model of Social Response within an Agent-Based Approach
Authored by P R Nail, K Sznajd-Weron
Date Published: 2016
DOI: 10.12693/aphyspola.129.1050
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National Science Centre (NCN)
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Abstract
Models of social response concern the identification and delineation of
possible responses to social pressure. Most models are based on simple
one-dimensional conceptualizations of conformity and its alternatives
even though more sophisticated models have been available for a number
of years. The diamond model is perhaps the most refined of the
two-dimensional formulations. It is particularly useful in building
agent-based models of opinion dynamics because it gives clear and
explicit operational definitions of basic types of social response. In
fact, the diamond model is actually a ready recipe for a microscopic
model of opinion dynamics. Moreover, it fits quite well Einstein's
simple but no simpler strategy. In this work, we will present the logic
of the diamond model as well as its implications for agent-based
modeling.
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Opinion formation
Physics
Impact
Phase-transitions
Independence