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1The Buchmann Faculty of Law, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel Rachelf3@tauex.tau.ac.ilhttps://en-law.tau.ac.il/profile/rachelf3.
The Behavioral and Brain Sciences
|January 2, 2025
Summary
Strategic agents craft myths to enhance coalition longevity and perceived fitness. These myths highlight internal equality and impartiality, influencing group dynamics across various settings.
Area of Science:
- Political Science
- Social Psychology
Background:
- Perceived fitness interdependence is crucial for strategic agent behavior.
- Existing research often focuses on limited contexts for interdependence generation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To extend arguments on how perceived fitness interdependence is generated in diverse settings.
- To explore the role of strategic myth-making in emphasizing coalition longevity and internal features.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of political science research.
- Examination of strategic agent behavior in designing group narratives.
Main Results:
- Strategic agents may design myths emphasizing coalition longevity.
- Myths can highlight internal features like material/status equality and institutional impartiality.
- This myth-making influences perceived fitness interdependence.
Conclusions:
- Myth-making is a key strategy for agents to foster perceived fitness interdependence.
- The findings offer a broader perspective on interdependence generation in various social and political contexts.
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