Stewardship of global collective behavior
Collective behavior provides a framework for understanding how the actions and properties
of groups emerge from the way individuals generate and share information. In humans …
of groups emerge from the way individuals generate and share information. In humans …
A systematic review of empirical studies on advice-based decisions in behavioral and organizational research.
We conducted a systematic review of 143 empirical studies of advice-based decision
making published in management or psychology between 2006 and 2020. We identified two …
making published in management or psychology between 2006 and 2020. We identified two …
Adaptive social networks promote the wisdom of crowds
A Almaatouq, A Noriega-Campero… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Social networks continuously change as new ties are created and existing ones fade. It is
widely acknowledged that our social embedding has a substantial impact on what …
widely acknowledged that our social embedding has a substantial impact on what …
Similarity in functional brain connectivity at rest predicts interpersonal closeness in the social network of an entire village
People often have the intuition that they are similar to their friends, yet evidence for
homophily (being friends with similar others) based on self-reported personality is …
homophily (being friends with similar others) based on self-reported personality is …
[HTML][HTML] Social sampling and expressed attitudes: Authenticity preference and social extremeness aversion lead to social norm effects and polarization.
A cognitive model of social influence (Social Sampling Theory [SST]) is developed and
applied to several social network phenomena including polarization and contagion effects …
applied to several social network phenomena including polarization and contagion effects …
Counteracting estimation bias and social influence to improve the wisdom of crowds
Aggregating multiple non-expert opinions into a collective estimate can improve accuracy
across many contexts. However, two sources of error can diminish collective wisdom …
across many contexts. However, two sources of error can diminish collective wisdom …
Unleashing the BEAST: A brief measure of human social information use
Social information enables individuals to reduce uncertainty and increase decision accuracy
across a broad range of domains. Intriguingly, individuals and populations consistently differ …
across a broad range of domains. Intriguingly, individuals and populations consistently differ …
Spontaneous behavioral coordination between avoiding pedestrians requires mutual anticipation rather than mutual gaze
Pedestrians threading through a crowd is a striking example of coordinated actions. Mutual
anticipation between pedestrians is a candidate mechanism underlying such coordination …
anticipation between pedestrians is a candidate mechanism underlying such coordination …
Strategies for integrating disparate social information
Social information use is widespread in the animal kingdom, helping individuals rapidly
acquire useful knowledge and adjust to novel circumstances. In humans, the highly …
acquire useful knowledge and adjust to novel circumstances. In humans, the highly …
Social influence in adolescence as a double-edged sword
L Molleman, S Ciranka… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Social learning is fundamental to human development, helping individuals adapt to
changing circumstances and cooperate in groups. During the formative years of …
changing circumstances and cooperate in groups. During the formative years of …