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Romantic Resilience: Fractal Conflict Dynamics And Dating Satisfaction, Melanie Reilly, David Pincus
Romantic Resilience: Fractal Conflict Dynamics And Dating Satisfaction, Melanie Reilly, David Pincus
Student Scholar Symposium Abstracts and Posters
Existing research demonstrates that numerous psychosocial dynamics display fractal properties. Fractal structures are characterized by branch-like patterns that are self-similar and consist of exponentially more small events compared to large events. Examples include: shifts in physiological arousal; shifts in self-esteem; patterns of traits within personality; and recurrences in behavioral flows and small group interaction dynamics. Furthermore, across various psychological (and other natural science domains), these fractal patterns have been shown to provide resilience to complex adaptive systems by allowing for flexibility in response to changing adaptive pressures. Specifically, fractal dynamics allow systems to adjust on both a large or small …
A Full Characterization Of Best-Response Functions In The Lottery Colonel Blotto Game, Dan Kovenock, David Rojo Arjona
A Full Characterization Of Best-Response Functions In The Lottery Colonel Blotto Game, Dan Kovenock, David Rojo Arjona
ESI Working Papers
We fully characterize best-response functions in Colonel Blotto games with lottery contest success functions.