The complexity of advice‐giving |
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| Authors: | Yair Neuman Norbert Marwan Danny Livshitz |
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| Institution: | 1. Yair Neuman and Danny Livshitz are affiliated with the Office for Interdisciplinary Research, Department of Education, Ben‐Gurion University of the Negev, Beer‐Sheva, Israel, Beer‐Sheva 84105, Israel;2. Norbert Marwan is affiliated with the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), 14412 Potsdam, Germany |
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| Abstract: | Advice‐giving about personal problems is a common form of human interaction. However, an open question is whether there is an abstract and general logic that explains how advice‐giving works. In this study, we addressed this question from the perspective of dynamical systems. We measured the nonlinear dynamics of advice‐giving by using recurrence quantification analysis. Analyzing 600 texts of request for advice and the advice given, our results uncover a typical logic of advice‐giving, and suggest that advice‐giving may be understood as a dynamic manipulation of perspective‐taking. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Complexity 2009 |
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| Keywords: | complexity and social sciences/psychology advice‐giving nonlinear dynamics recurrence quantification analysis perspective‐taking |
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