Title :
Modeling dynamic social and psychological processes with fuzzy cognitive maps
Author :
Craiger, Philip ; Coovert, Michael D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Organizational Syst., Navy Personnel Res. & Dev. Center, San Diego, CA, USA
Abstract :
A fuzzy cognitive map (FCM) is a graphical means of representing arbitrarily complex models of interrelated concepts, the implications of which can be calculated simply via matrix algebra. The paper discusses the use of FCMs for providing qualitative information about complex models in social and behavioral science research; specifically we show how FCMs can be used to reveal implications of models comprised of dynamic social and psychological processes
Keywords :
cognitive systems; fuzzy logic; fuzzy set theory; matrix algebra; semantic networks; social sciences computing; FCM; arbitrarily complex models; behavioral science research; complex models; dynamic social processes; fuzzy cognitive maps; interrelated concepts; matrix algebra; psychological processes; qualitative information; Equations; Fuzzy cognitive maps; Fuzzy logic; Fuzzy set theory; Fuzzy sets; Fuzzy systems; Parameter estimation; Personnel; Psychology; Research and development;
Conference_Titel :
Fuzzy Systems, 1994. IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence., Proceedings of the Third IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1896-X
DOI :
10.1109/FUZZY.1994.343573
