On the emergence of descriptive norms

Authored by Ryan Muldoon, Chiara Lisciandra, Stephan Hartmann

Date Published: 2014-02

DOI: 10.1177/1470594x12447791

Sponsors: Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO)

Platforms: NetLogo

Model Documentation: Other Narrative Mathematical description

Model Code URLs: Model code not found

Abstract

A descriptive norm is a behavioral rule that individuals follow when their empirical expectations of others following the same rule are met. We aim to provide an account of the emergence of descriptive norms by first looking at a simple case, that of the standing ovation. We examine the structure of a standing ovation, and show it can be generalized to describe the emergence of a wide range of descriptive norms.

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Simulation Agent-based modeling Social norms norm emergence descriptive norms norm dynamics