Discrete Model of Opinion Changes Using Knowledge and Emotions as Control Variables

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Sobkowicz, Pawel ^a  

^a KEN 94/140   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGITATION; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; EMOTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; POPULATION MODEL; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ALGORITHMS; ATTITUDE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMMUNICATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PROBABILITY; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84866309588     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0044489     Document Type: Article

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