Altruism, selfishness, and survival: an agent-based model of sharing behavior

This paper investigates the extent to which a simple vector voting model is able to exploit the resources patterns in the environment. The cognitive limitations of the decision-makers on the performance of the system are investigated. It is shown that the allocation of the resultant resources to the decision-makers most responsible for making the decision is an important aspect of group survivability. Distribution in terms of decision-making success or status performs much better than the altruistic approach of equal distribution