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Mapping collective behavior in the big-data era.

R Alexander Bentley¹, Michael J O'Brien², William A Brock³

¹Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1UU, United Kingdom. r.a.bentley@bristol.ac.uk http://www.alex-bentley.com.

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Behavioral science is evolving with big data. A new decision-making map integrates individual and social influences, offering a framework to understand online behavior shifts.

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Area of Science:

Behavioral Science
Social Science
Decision Theory

Background:

Traditional behavioral science relied on individual and social learning.
The digital age introduces unprecedented scale, unpredictability, and social connectivity.
Big data from online platforms offers new research opportunities but risks misinterpretation.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a framework for understanding decision-making in the digital age.
To address the misconception that online behavior alone explains human decision-making.
To create a multiscale comparative map of decision-making.

Main Methods:

Drawing on discrete-choice theory.
Creating a two-dimensional decision-making map.
Defining axes for independent vs. socially influenced decisions and payoff/risk transparency.

Main Results:

The map features four quadrants, each with a distinct behavioral pattern.
It provides an empirical framework to evaluate changes in collective behavior.
The map helps assess whether behavior is becoming more individualistic or social.

Conclusions:

The decision-making map offers a novel way to analyze modern collective behavior.
It facilitates new testable hypotheses in human behavior studies.
The framework has potential applications across the social sciences.