Rejection mechanism in 2D bounded confidence provides more conformity
Un mécanisme de rejet au sein d'un modèle de confiance limitée deux dimensions engendre davantage de conformisme
Résumé
This paper explores the dynamics of attitude change on 2 dimensions (2D) as a result of social interaction. We add a rejection mechanism into a 2D bounded confidence (BC) model. The principle is that one shifts away from a close attitude of one's interlocutor, when there is a strong disagreement on the other attitude. The model shows metastable clusters, which maintain themselves through opposite influences of competitor clusters. Our analysis and first experiments support the hypothesis that the number of clusters grows linearly with the inverse of the uncertainty, whereas this growth is quadratic in the BC model.