@article{eprints2094,
           pages = {457--471},
       publisher = {Inderscience Publishers},
            year = {2009},
          author = {Walter Quattrociocchi and Mario Paolucci and Rosaria Conte},
         journal = {International journal of knowledge and learning},
           title = {On the effects of informational cheating on social evaluations: image and reputation through gossip},
          volume = {5},
          number = {5},
        keywords = {informational cheating, gossip, social evaluation dynamics, reputation, multi-agent-based simulations, beliefs formation, image, socio-cognitive complex systems, false information, simulative experiments, Repage, computational systems, communication, direct information, indirect information, unchecked information, liars, lying, quality achievement, market scenarios, decision making, uncertainty, contracts, beliefs revision, knowledge, learning },
        abstract = {Multi-agent-based simulation is an arising scientific trend which is naturally provided of instruments able to cope with complex systems, in particular the socio-cognitive complex systems. In this paper, a simulation-based exploration of the effect of false information on social
evaluation formation is presented. We perform simulative experiments on the Repage platform, a computational system allowing agents to communicate and acquire both direct (image) and indirect and unchecked (reputation) information. Informational cheating, when the number of liars becomes substantial, is shown to seriously affect quality achievement obtained through reputation. In the paper, after a brief introduction of the theoretical background, the hypotheses and the market scenario are presented and the simulation results are discussed with respect to the agents? decision-making process, focusing on
uncertainty, false information spreading and quality of contracts.},
             url = {http://eprints.imtlucca.it/2094/}
}