Document Type
Thesis
Date of Award
2012
Keywords
Agent-based modeling, Complex systems, Emergent systems, Evolutionary systems, Game theory, Social simulation
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
First Advisor
Sayama, Hiroki
Second Advisor
Laramee, Craig
Third Advisor
Lewis, Harold W., III; Wilson, David S.
Subject Heading(s)
Agent-based modeling; Complex systems; Emergent systems; Evolutionary systems; Game theory; Social simulation; Systems Engineering
Abstract
I present three original papers demonstrating complex behavior arising from collective dynamics in agent-based models (ABM) focusing on evolutionary and cognitive mechanisms. The first report demonstrates the coupled emergence of cooperation and selfish punishment behavior in groups of individuals playing an iterated public goods game. The second report demonstrates the effects of mental modeling within groups of decision makers. The third report demonstrates a synthesis of evolutionary and cognitive mechanisms.
Recommended Citation
Farrell, Dene L., "Modeling collective dynamics of social systems: Incorporating various social mechanisms into agent-based models" (2012). Graduate Dissertations and Theses. 3.
https://orb.binghamton.edu/dissertation_and_theses/3