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Instantaneous systems of communicative conventions through virtual bargaining.

Jennifer Misyak¹, Nick Chater¹

¹Behavioural Science Group, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick, United Kingdom.

|April 9, 2022

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People can rapidly establish new communication systems, not just isolated signal-meaning pairs. These conventions depend on the available alternatives, demonstrating a systematic approach to creating shared meaning.

Keywords:

Communication Conventions Joint inference Pragmatics Preemption Signaling games

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Behavioral Economics

Background:

Human communication relies on shared conventions linking signals to meanings.
Established conventions often form systems where meanings contrast with alternatives.
Previous theories suggest convention formation involves simulating negotiation outcomes (virtual bargaining).

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate whether novel communication systems, not just isolated pairs, can be instantaneously created.
To determine if signal-meaning mappings are influenced by the set of available signals and meanings.
To test the virtual bargaining account against empirical data on convention formation.

Main Methods:

Conducted a novel signaling game experiment with 158 participants.
Manipulated the sets of available signals and meanings within the experimental paradigm.
Analyzed participants' instantaneously constructed signal-meaning mappings.

Main Results:

Participants successfully created novel, systematic conventions instantaneously.
Modifying the available signals and meanings systematically altered the resulting signal-meaning mappings.
The observed results align with the virtual bargaining framework.

Conclusions:

Instantaneous creation of communication systems, not just pairs, is possible.
Signal-meaning conventions are context-dependent, influenced by available alternatives.
Findings challenge some pragmatic inference models and support virtual bargaining in convention formation.