Herd Those Sheep: Emergent Multiagent Coordination and Behavioral-Mode Switching.
Psychol Sci
; 28(5): 630-650, 2017 May.
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ABSTRACT
Effectively coordinating one's behaviors with those of others is essential for successful multiagent activity. In recent years, increased attention has been given to understanding the dynamical principles that underlie such coordination because of a growing interest in behavioral synchrony and complex-systems phenomena. Here, we examined the behavioral dynamics of a novel, multiagent shepherding task, in which pairs of individuals had to corral small herds of virtual sheep in the center of a virtual game field. Initially, all pairs adopted a complementary, search-and-recover mode of behavioral coordination, in which both members corralled sheep predominantly on their own sides of the field. Over the course of game play, however, a significant number of pairs spontaneously discovered a more effective mode of behavior coupled oscillatory containment, in which both members synchronously oscillated around the sheep. Analysis and modeling revealed that both modes were defined by the task's underlying dynamics and, moreover, reflected context-specific realizations of the lawful dynamics that define functional shepherding behavior more generally.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Atenção
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Comportamento Social
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Análise e Desempenho de Tarefas
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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En
Revista:
Psychol Sci
Assunto da revista:
PSICOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2017
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Article