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Modeling and Simulation of Polarization in Internet Group Opinions Based on Cellular Automata
Joint Authors
Source
Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-15, 15 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-08-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
15
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Hot events on Internet always attract many people who usually form one or several opinion camps through discussion.
For the problem of polarization in Internet group opinions, we propose a new model based on Cellular Automata by considering neighbors, opinion leaders, and external influences.
Simulation results show the following: (1) It is easy to form the polarization for both continuous opinions and discrete opinions when we only consider neighbors influence, and continuous opinions are more effective in speeding the polarization of group.
(2) Coevolution mechanism takes more time to make the system stable, and the global coupling mechanism leads the system to consensus.
(3) Opinion leaders play an important role in the development of consensus in Internet group opinions.
However, both taking the opinion leaders as zealots and taking some randomly selected individuals as zealots are not conductive to the consensus.
(4) Double opinion leaders with consistent opinions will accelerate the formation of group consensus, but the opposite opinions will lead to group polarization.
(5) Only small external influences can change the evolutionary direction of Internet group opinions.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Zhang, Yaofeng& Xiao, Renbin. 2015. Modeling and Simulation of Polarization in Internet Group Opinions Based on Cellular Automata. Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1060383
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Zhang, Yaofeng& Xiao, Renbin. Modeling and Simulation of Polarization in Internet Group Opinions Based on Cellular Automata. Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1060383
American Medical Association (AMA)
Zhang, Yaofeng& Xiao, Renbin. Modeling and Simulation of Polarization in Internet Group Opinions Based on Cellular Automata. Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1060383
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1060383