Collective decision making involves on the one hand individual mental states such as
beliefs, emotions and intentions, and on the other hand interaction with others with possibly …

In this paper an agent-based analysis is made of patterns in crowd behaviour, in particular to
simulate a real-life incident that took place on May 4, 2010 in Amsterdam. As a basis, an …

Collective emotion is the synchronous convergence of an effective response across
individuals toward a specific event or object. Previous studies have focused on the …

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of certain characteristics of
family business decision-making processes (customer orientation and open and negotiating …

In this paper a social agent model for joint decision making is presented addressing the role
of mutually acknowledged empathic understanding in the decision making. The model is …

In this paper a computational analysis is made of the circumstances under which joint
decisions are or are not reached. Joint decision making as considered does not only …

Emotions play an important role in human behavior, even more so in large congregations of
people where emotional states are prompt to be contaged and amplified. This work presents …

Abstract Emotions in Agent and Multi-Agent Systems change their behaviour to a
more'natural'way of performing tasks thus increasing believability. This has various …

Mirror neurons and internal simulation are core concepts in the new discipline Social
Neuroscience. In this paper it is discussed how such neurological concepts can be used to …

Multi-agent systems simulation is used to predict human behaviour in emergency
evacuation cases. However, as human behaviour can change under the effect of emotions, it …