Modelling the Interplay of Emotions, Beliefs and Intentions within Collective Decision Making Based on Insights from Social Neur

Collective decision making involves on the one hand individual mental states such as beliefs, emotions and intentions, and on the other hand interaction with others with possibly different mental states. Achieving a satisfactory common group decision on which all agree requires that such mental states are adapted to each other by social interaction. Recent developments in Social Neuroscience have revealed neural mechanisms by which such mutual adaptation can be realised. These mechanisms not only enable intentions to converge to an emerging common decision, but at the same time enable to achieve shared underlying individual beliefs and emotions. This paper presents a computational model for such processes.

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2010
• Where: ICONIP
• Authors: Mark Hoogendoorn, Jan Treur, C. Natalie van der Wal, Arlette van Wissen
• Keywords: Common Group Decision, ICONIP 2010, Individual Mental States, Information Technology, Mental States