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Simulating Psychological Experiments: An Agent-Based Modeling Approach

Authors:
Lukas Reuter
Jan Ole Berndt
Ingo J. Timm

Keywords: Agent-Based Modeling; Social Simulation; Team Mental Models; Meta-Knowledge

Abstract:
Analyzing human behavior in organizational structures becomes more difficult due to a rising complexity of teamwork processes and interdependencies between team members. The paper proposes an interdisciplinary approach of agent-based modeling and laboratory experiments from organizational psychology to overcome the shortcomings of each discipline and to allow a more detailed and realistic view on teamwork in theory and practice. To demonstrate the benefits of simulating psychological experiments, the replication of a small group experiment for analyzing the distribution of meta-knowledge is conducted. The results from simulation and experiment are plausible.

Pages: 5 to 10

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2018

Publication date: June 24, 2018

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2519-8351

ISBN: 978-1-61208-648-4

Location: Venice, Italy

Dates: from June 24, 2018 to June 28, 2018