Understanding Conflict with a Socio-Cognitive Computational Approach
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Understanding Conflict with a Socio-Cognitive Computational Approach

Project Researcher(s): Cleotilde Gonzalez (PI), Lelyn Saner (Post-Doctoral Fellow), & Jolie Martin (Post-Doctoral Fellow) External Collaborators: Christian Lebiere (Co-PI), Research Scientist in Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University Ion Juvina, Post-Doctoral Fellow in Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University The Peres Center for Peace in Israel The University of Haifa Funding Source: Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)

Overview

The goals of this project are to determine, behaviorally and computationally, the socio-cognitive factors that lead to conflict between two constituencies, and those factors that help lead to conflict resolution. Our research focus will contribute to a theoretical model involving factors such as: culture, religion, emotions, and trust among others. We will validate the theoretical model using empirical data of human behavior in situations of conflict, and implement it using computational cognitive theories (ACT-R and IBL) to make predictions on the potential use of WMD. The cognitive model of conflict resolution will be scaled from simple 2x2 competitive games to PeaceMaker, a tool developed by ImpactGames.

The Dynamic Decision Making Laboratory is part of the Social and Decision Sciences Department,  Carnegie Mellon University. For updates and comments, please email hauyuw@andrew.cmu.edu.