How truth wins in opinion dynamics along issue sequences

Abstract

Investigations of the conditions of truth wins in social groups present mixed findings and have not included a network science modeling of the opinion dynamics that alter individuals’ positions. This paper presents evidence that an attention to such dynamics substantially clarifies how truth wins. The findings of our experiments on groups of human subjects suggest that the mixed findings on truth wins in social groups can be integrated as special-case realizations of a general model of opinion dynamics on influence networks.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Oct 10, 2017
Source ID
10.1073/pnas.1710603114

Entities

People

  • Francesco Bullo
  • Noah E Friedkin

Organizations

  • Army Research Office
  • University of California
  • University of California, Santa Barbara

Tags

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Bayesian Inference