TY - GEN
T1 - The need for and development of behaviourally realistic agents
AU - Jager, Wander
AU - Janssen, Marco
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - In this paper we argue that simulating complex systems involving human behaviour requires agent rules based on a theoretically rooted structure that captures basic behavioural processes. Essential components of such a structure involve needs, decision-making processes and learning. Such a structure should be based on state-of-the-art behavioural theories and validated on the micro-level using experimental or field data of individual behaviour. We provide some experiences we had working with such a structure, which involve the possibility to relate the results of simulations on different topics, the ease of building in extra factors for specific research questions and the possibility to use empirical data in calibrating the model. A disadvantage we experienced is the lack of suiting empirical data, which necessitates in our view the combined use of empirical and simulation research.
AB - In this paper we argue that simulating complex systems involving human behaviour requires agent rules based on a theoretically rooted structure that captures basic behavioural processes. Essential components of such a structure involve needs, decision-making processes and learning. Such a structure should be based on state-of-the-art behavioural theories and validated on the micro-level using experimental or field data of individual behaviour. We provide some experiences we had working with such a structure, which involve the possibility to relate the results of simulations on different topics, the ease of building in extra factors for specific research questions and the possibility to use empirical data in calibrating the model. A disadvantage we experienced is the lack of suiting empirical data, which necessitates in our view the combined use of empirical and simulation research.
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U2 - 10.1007/3-540-36483-8_4
DO - 10.1007/3-540-36483-8_4
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:7044239073
SN - 3540006079
SN - 9783540364832
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
SP - 36
EP - 49
BT - Multi-Agent-Based Simulation II - 3rd International Workshop, MABS 2002, Revised Papers
A2 - Sichman, Jaime Simao
A2 - Davidsson, Paul
A2 - Bousquet, Francois
PB - Springer Verlag
T2 - 3rd International Workshop on Multi-Agent Based Simulation, MABS 2002
Y2 - 15 July 2002 through 16 July 2002
ER -