Title:

The  formation  of   institutions  in  communicating  individuals  who
develop with  social interactions

Authors:

Takashi Hashimoto(1) and Susumu Egashira(2)

(1) School of Knowledge Science, 
    Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST)

(2) Otaru University of Commerce


Abstract:

In  this study,  we  consider  the formation  of  institutions with  a
multi-agent model  in which agents having  simple cognitive frameworks
communicate with  each other.  Based on the  discussion of information
transmission and a function of  institutions, we introduce a notion of
socially developmental  individuals as the basic thought  of humans in
social  sciences.    The  notion  is  that   cognitive  frameworks  of
individuals  develop through interaction  with other  individuals.  We
construct a  multi-agent model postulating this notion.   The agent in
the model has a cognitive  framework that develops under the influence
of  others' behaviour.   The framework  is used  to  interpret signals
given to the  individual.  Thus, it determines a  way of thinking.  We
report the  results of computer simulations of  the model, especially,
how institutions in agents' society  are affected by some factors such
as  the strength  of interaction  between agents,  the  provability of
errors   in  interpretation   process,  and   the  extent   of  social
construction of facts.