A Game Paradigm to Study the Dynamics of Power

Authors

Ion Juvina, Wright State University - Main CampusFollow
Christian Lebiere
Jolie M. Martin
Cleotilde Gonzalez

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

8-11-2011

Abstract

Game theory paradigms like the Prisoner’s Dilemma have provided an extremely successful avenue for mathematical and computational analysis of emergent dynamics in a wide array of social science situations. However, simple 2x2 games fail to capture more complex interactions involving multiple parties and changing payoffs. In this paper, we propose an elaboration of the Iterated Prisoner’s Dilemma paradigm to capture the dynamics of power between groups of competing and cooperating individuals. The new game, IPD^2, features two levels of competition and cooperation both within and between groups of individuals. We present results of simulations involving several simple agents that allow us to explore the dynamics of the game. Finally, we discuss the various social science phenomena that this game will allow us to study systematically through both the collection of human data and simulation of automated agents.

Comments

Paper presented at The Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, Workshop on Cognitive Social Sciences, Portland, OR, August 11, 2010.

Repository Citation

Juvina, I., Lebiere, C., Martin, J. M., & Gonzalez, C. (2011). A Game Paradigm to Study the Dynamics of Power. Proceedings of the Workshop on Cognitive Social Sciences: Grounding the Social Sciences in the Cognitive Sciences?, 34-40.
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