scholarly journals TRUSTWORTHINESS AND TRUTH: THE EPISTEMIC PITFALLS OF INTERNET ACCOUNTABILITY

Episteme ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Frost-Arnold
Keyword(s):  
Social Psychology ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Behavioral Economics ◽  
Internet Communication ◽  
Anonymous Agents

AbstractSince anonymous agents can spread misinformation with impunity, many people advocate for greater accountability for internet speech. This paper provides a veritistic argument that accountability mechanisms can cause significant epistemic problems for internet encyclopedias and social media communities. I show that accountability mechanisms can undermine both the dissemination of true beliefs and the detection of error. Drawing on social psychology and behavioral economics, I suggest alternative mechanisms for increasing the trustworthiness of internet communication.

scholarly journals Income Distribution and Trade Pattern

2020 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Sugata Marjit ◽  
Reza Oladi ◽  
Punarjit Roychowdhury
Keyword(s):  
Social Psychology ◽  
Income Inequality ◽  
Income Distribution ◽  
Behavioral Economics ◽  
Trade Pattern ◽  
Industry Trade

AbstractMotivated by recent insights from behavioral economics and social psychology, we present a theory of trade that seeks to explain inter-industry trade between countries that are similar in their production sides, but differ in their income distribution. By assuming status-dependent preferences that are non-homothetic, we show that income inequality differential can be a basis for inter-industry trade between otherwise similar economies.

A Behavioral Economics Approach to Digitalization

2019 ◽  
pp. 107-122
Author(s):  
Dirk Beerbaum ◽  
Julia Margarete Puaschunder
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Machine Learning ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Behavioral Economics ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Learning Systems ◽  
Business Reporting ◽  
Intelligent Machines ◽  
Private Investors ◽  
Coding Rules

Technological improvement in the age of information has increased the possibilities to control the innocent social media users or penalize private investors and reap the benefits of their existence in hidden persuasion and discrimination. This chapter takes as a case the transparency technology XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language), which should make data more accessible as well as usable for private investors. Considering theoretical literature and field research, a representation issue for principles-based accounting taxonomies exists, which intelligent machines applying artificial intelligence (AI) nudge to facilitate decision usefulness. This chapter conceptualizes ethical questions arising from the taxonomy engineering based on machine learning systems and advocates for a democratization of information, education, and transparency about nudges and coding rules.

Early Mapping of “Electronic Hive Minds” on the Web and Internet

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-28
Keyword(s):  
Social Psychology ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Social Consciousness ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Mapping Techniques ◽  
The Web

An “electronic hive mind” (EHM) is conceptualized as a type of temporally limited social consciousness (held by people, cyborgs, and robots) around shared interests, enabled by social media and information and communication technology (ICT). EHMs may be understood partially through combined prior research in the areas of social psychology and social media. Other research work is novel and requires the application of a range of methods and technologies to identify EHMs from publicly available social media residual data in various digital modalities. To this end, some initial mapping techniques to understand EHMs will be shown in this chapter.

Analysis of Social Media in Administration

2012 ◽  
pp. 845-861
Author(s):  
Karoll Haussler Carneiro Ramos ◽  
Joselice Ferreira Lima ◽  
Flávio Elias de Deus ◽  
Luis Fernando Ramos Molinaro
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Social Psychology ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Organizational Behavior ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Common Sense ◽  
Organizational Practices ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Points Of View

This chapter analyzes some case studies about social media in organizations’ administration. To do this, social media’s epistemological base will be introduced, considering contributions from the subject of organizational behavior. The importance of this discipline is that it brings together social sciences points of view (social psychology, sociology and anthropology). After this, views will be presented regarding the mathematical nature of social media. In this part, the internet’s influence on social media will also be discussed, for it has contributed to a new common sense, and it is responsible for social media popularity. Finally, how social media interferes in organizations will be attested to, as well as how it can be managed. In order to help the understanding of such knowledge, a survey will be introduced, with articles related to organizational practices in social media.

An Examination of Selfish and Selfless Motives

2021 ◽  
pp. 1897-1913
Author(s):  
Gabriela Carrasco ◽  
Eric Kinnamon
Keyword(s):  
Social Psychology ◽  
Game Theory ◽  
Behavioral Economics ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Dual Process ◽  
Dual Process Model ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Psychology Literature

Current behavioral economics/game theory and social psychology literature have been captivated by the idea of altruism and egoism. In large part, these two disciplines have tried to determine the foundation of selfish and selfless behavior, without much result. The current chapter examines the root issues associated with this inquiry and argues for a shift in attention towards factors associated with cooperation. As such, empirical research from both disciplines is presented to show the advancements in relation to identification of these factors. Additionally, the authors offer a possible solution to the fractured literature in the form Weber, Kopelman, and Messick's (2004) dual process model in an effort to merge findings from both disciplines in an attempt progress this line of research.

Internet Communication (and Social Media)

2019 ◽  
pp. 387-398
Author(s):  
Marcus Messner ◽  
Bruce Garrison ◽  
Marcia W. DiStaso
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Internet Communication

Youth Bulge in a Pandemic-Stricken World

2022 ◽  
pp. 30-51
Author(s):  
Madiha Batool
Keyword(s):  
Social Psychology ◽  
Social Media ◽  
International Relations ◽  
Political Psychology ◽  
Political Violence ◽  
International Security ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Paradigmatic Shift ◽  
The World ◽  
Youth Bulge

As the year 2020 dawned, the world underwent a paradigmatic shift that impacted all aspects of life. While it is axiomatic that the coronavirus pandemic left an indelible effect on all age groups, the author is especially interested in analysing the impressions that the pandemic can leave on the lives of youth. With history providing anecdotes of contagions having led to political violence and widespread massacres, this chapter will explore how the current pandemic can lead to youth radicalisation in an age of social media and in countries witnessing youth bulge. This study will be carried out at the intersection of international relations, international security, and political psychology and within the parameters of youth bulge, social-psychology, and radicalisation. In doing so, the author will propose a prognostic approach to provent youth radicalisation rather than prevent it in retrospect.

An Examination of Selfish and Selfless Motives

2017 ◽  
pp. 93-109
Author(s):  
Gabriela Carrasco ◽  
Eric Kinnamon
Keyword(s):  
Social Psychology ◽  
Game Theory ◽  
Behavioral Economics ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Dual Process ◽  
Dual Process Model ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Psychology Literature

Current behavioral economics/game theory and social psychology literature have been captivated by the idea of altruism and egoism. In large part, these two disciplines have tried to determine the foundation of selfish and selfless behavior, without much result. The current chapter examines the root issues associated with this inquiry and argues for a shift in attention towards factors associated with cooperation. As such, empirical research from both disciplines is presented to show the advancements in relation to identification of these factors. Additionally, the authors offer a possible solution to the fractured literature in the form Weber, Kopelman, and Messick's (2004) dual process model in an effort to merge findings from both disciplines in an attempt progress this line of research.

scholarly journals Look to Others Before You Leap: A Systematic Literature Review of Social Information Effects on Donation Amounts

2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire van Teunenbroek ◽  
René Bekkers ◽  
Bianca Beersma
Keyword(s):  
Social Psychology ◽  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Behavioral Economics ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Charitable Giving ◽  
Social Information ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Theoretical Understanding ◽  
Information Effects

People are often influenced by information about other people’s behavior, that is, social information. Social information is frequently used by practitioners hoping to increase charitable giving, while the precise mechanisms through which social information works are unknown. We conducted a systematic literature review of 35 studies reporting on the effects of social information on charitable giving. We show that several studies report no or even negative effects and that a theoretical understanding of social information effects is lacking. We integrate the empirical findings in the wider fields of social psychology and behavioral economics and propose an integrative theoretical model. The model includes four mediators and three moderators that can explain positive and negative effects of social information. This theoretical framework can assist researchers to obtain a deeper understanding of social information and support practitioners in implementing giving tools in donation campaigns.

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