Decision support for ethical problem solving: A multi-agent approach

Robbins, Russell W.; Wallace, William A.

doi:10.1016/j.dss.2006.03.003

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“…In their respective aggregates behavioral beliefs produce a favorable or unfavorable attitude towards the behavior; normative beliefs result in perceived social pressure or subjective norms; and control beliefs give rise to perceived behavioral control. The BDI models seek to mimic the practical reasoning processes by which humans make the "right" decisions given the structure of their personal values and social norms [21]. Once a person (an occupant) forms an intention, e.g., to get clean, he reflects on all the options he perceives to achieve the desired outcome [19].…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

An Agent Based Model of Household Water Use

Linkola

Andrews

Schuetze

2013

Water

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Households consume a significant fraction of total potable water production. Strategies to improve the efficiency of water use tend to emphasize technological interventions to reduce or shift water demand. Behavioral water use reduction strategies can also play an important role, but a flexible framework for exploring the "what-ifs" has not been available. This paper introduces such a framework, presenting an agent-based model of household water-consuming behavior. The model simulates hourly water-using activities of household members within a rich technological and behavioral context, calibrated with appropriate data. Illustrative experiments compare the resulting water usage of U.S. and Dutch households and their associated water-using technologies, different household types (singles, families with children, and retired couples), different water metering regimes, and educational campaigns. All else equal, Dutch and metered households use less water. Retired households use more water because they are more often at home. Water-saving educational campaigns are effective for the part of the population that is receptive. Important interactions among these factors, both technological and behavioral, highlight the value of this framework for integrated analysis of the human-technologywater system.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

An Agent Based Model of Household Water Use

Linkola

Andrews

Schuetze

2013

Water

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“…Attitude reflects whether one likes or dislikes engaging in an activity (Lee and Tsai, 2010; Hong et al, 2011). PBC is defined as the summation of an individual’s beliefs about behavioral control (Russell and William, 2007; Lu and Wang, 2008; Hong et al, 2011). Subjective norm is defined as one’s perceptions regarding whether important others believe that he/she should perform the certain behavior (Baker and White, 2010).…”

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confidence: 99%

What Influences Chinese Adolescents’ Choice Intention between Playing Online Games and Learning? Application of Theory of Planned Behavior with Subjective Norm Manipulated as Peer Support and Parental Monitoring

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This study investigated how and why Chinese adolescents choose between playing online games and doing homework, using the model of the theory of planned behavior (TPB) in which the subjective norm was manipulated as two sub-elements (peer support and parental monitoring). A total of 530 students from an elementary school and a middle school in China were asked to complete the measures assessing two predictors of TPB: attitude and perceived behavioral control (PBC). Next, they completed a survey about their choice intention between playing an online game and doing homework in three different situations, wherein a conflict between playing online games and doing homework was introduced and subjective norm was manipulated as peers supporting and parents objecting to playing online games. The results showed that adolescents’ attitude and PBC, as well as the perception of obtaining or not obtaining support from their peers and caregivers (manipulated subjective norm), significantly influenced their choice intention in online gaming situations. These findings contribute to the understanding of the factors affecting adolescents’ online gaming, which has been a concern of both caregivers and educators. With regard to the theoretical implications, this study extended previous work by providing evidence that TPB can be applied to analyze choice intention. Moreover, this study illuminated the effects of the separating factors of subjective norm on choice intention between playing online games and studying.

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“…However, limited studies were identified in the ethical area. Robbins and Wallace [62] proposed a decision support system that can assist in ethical problem solving. The system was based on a number of theories from the fields of psychology and artificial intelligence including the theory of planned behaviour and the belief-desire-intention model.…”

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Advisory services in the virtual world: an empowerment perspective

Buchthal

2012

Electron Commer Res

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The virtual world is growing in popularity and incorporates many stateof-the-art technologies. In particular, many new applications are currently being explored by public and private organisations in these virtual environments. This study examines the interesting phenomenon of providing virtual advisors to assist users in accomplishing their tasks in the virtual world. The advisory areas under discussion include commerce, health (physical and mental), academia, ethics and travel. Then a systematic framework is developed to reveal the best practices in the provision of virtual advisors, eliciting thought-provoking discussions of the current status and future trends in the use of virtual advisors in the virtual world.

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Decision support for ethical problem solving: A multi-agent approach

Cited by 34 publications

References 27 publications

An Agent Based Model of Household Water Use

An Agent Based Model of Household Water Use

What Influences Chinese Adolescents’ Choice Intention between Playing Online Games and Learning? Application of Theory of Planned Behavior with Subjective Norm Manipulated as Peer Support and Parental Monitoring

Advisory services in the virtual world: an empowerment perspective

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