TY  - JOUR
SP  - 457
AV  - none
EP  - 471
N2  - 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.
IS  - 5
VL  - 5
TI  - On the effects of informational cheating on social evaluations: image and reputation through gossip
A1  - Quattrociocchi, Walter
A1  - Paolucci, Mario
A1  - Conte, Rosaria
ID  - eprints2094
JF  - International journal of knowledge and learning
SN  - 1741-1009
KW  - informational cheating
KW  -  gossip
KW  -  social evaluation dynamics
KW  -  reputation
KW  -  multi-agent-based simulations
KW  -  beliefs formation
KW  -  image
KW  -  socio-cognitive complex systems
KW  -  false information
KW  -  simulative experiments
KW  -  Repage
KW  -  computational systems
KW  -  communication
KW  -  direct information
KW  -  indirect information
KW  -  unchecked information
KW  -  liars
KW  -  lying
KW  -  quality achievement
KW  -  market scenarios
KW  -  decision making
KW  -  uncertainty
KW  -  contracts
KW  -  beliefs revision
KW  -  knowledge
KW  -  learning 
UR  - http://inderscience.metapress.com/content/t43g0348204hm1nv/
PB  - Inderscience Publishers
Y1  - 2009///
ER  -