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Affective Dynamics and Control in Group Processes

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Tobias Schröder,

Jonathan H. Morgan,

Kimberly B. Rogers,

Meiyappan NagappanAuthors Info & Claims

GIFT'18: Proceedings of the Group Interaction Frontiers in Technology

Article No.: 1, Pages 1 - 7

https://doi.org/10.1145/3279981.3279990

Published: 16 October 2018 Publication History

Abstract

The computational modeling of groups requires models that connect micro-level with macro-level processes and outcomes. Recent research in computational social science has started from simple models of human behaviour, and attempted to link to social structures. However, these models make simplifying assumptions about human understanding of culture that are of ten not realistic and may be limiting in their generality. In this paper, we present work on Bayesian affect control theory as a more comprehensive, yet highly parsimonious model that integrates artificial intelligence, social psychology, and emotions into a single predictive model of human activities in groups. We illustrate these developments with examples from an ongoing research project aimed at computational analysis of virtual software development teams.

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https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3242969.3272960

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Jackson M(2024)Modeling of Small Groups in Computational Sciences: A Prospecting ReviewSmall Group Research10.1177/1046496424127916456:1(3-31)Online publication date: 27-Sep-2024
https://doi.org/10.1177/10464964241279164
Murray GHung HKeyton JLai CLehmann-Willenbrock NOertel CD'Mello SGeorgiou PScherer SProvost ESoleymani MWorsley M(2018)Group Interaction Frontiers in TechnologyProceedings of the 20th ACM International Conference on Multimodal Interaction10.1145/3242969.3272960(660-662)Online publication date: 2-Oct-2018
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3242969.3272960

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