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  • Social network analysis
  • Behavioral economics
  • Computational social science

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  • Social dilemmas can lead to group-level coordination failures.
  • Hierarchical network structures may exacerbate these failures.
  • Understanding such dynamics is crucial for social cohesion.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate a social network dilemma termed "fraughtness" using a behavioral coordination game.
  • To analyze the conditions under which groups become stuck in fraughtness.
  • To explore methods for resolving fraughtness.

Main Methods:

  • A behavioral coordination game involving seven human players and agent-based models.
  • Players adjusted sliders on a network with varying topologies.
  • Feedback mechanisms focused on local agreement and neighbor consensus.

Main Results:

  • Groups in hierarchical networks frequently entered fraughtness, a state of persistent disagreement.
  • Despite local positive feedback, groups often found ways to escape fraughtness.
  • Fraughtness was observed to be linked with successful structure formation.

Conclusions:

  • Fraughtness is a significant social network dilemma, analogous to polarization and echo chambers.
  • While problematic, fraughtness is intrinsically linked to structure formation.
  • Effective strategies should focus on resolving fraughtness rather than eliminating it.