The impact of hypocrisy on opinion formation: A dynamic model

Volume: 14, Issue: 6, Pages: e0218729 - e0218729
Published: Jun 26, 2019
Abstract
Humans have a demonstrated tendency to copy or imitate the behavior and attitude of others and actively influence each other’s opinions. In plenty of empirical contexts, publicly revealed opinions are not necessarily in line with internal opinions, causing complex social influence dynamics. We study to what extent hypocrisy is sustained during opinion formation and how hidden opinions change the convergence to consensus in a group. We build and...
Paper Details
Title
The impact of hypocrisy on opinion formation: A dynamic model
Published Date
Jun 26, 2019
Journal
Volume
14
Issue
6
Pages
e0218729 - e0218729
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