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Changing Habits Using Contextualized Decision Making

  • Rijk MercuurEmail author
  • Frank Dignum
  • Yoshihisa Kashima
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Part of the Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing book series (AISC, volume 528)

Abstract

In this paper we aim to present a new model in which context influences a combination of both habitual and intentional environmental behavior using the concept of social practices. We will illustrate the model using meat-eating behavior while dining out.

Keywords

Agent-based simulations Context Habits Meat eating 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Utrecht UniversityUtrechtThe Netherlands
  2. 2.University of MelbourneParkvilleAustralia

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