This ABM simulates opinions on a topic (originally contested infrastructures) through the interactions between paired agents and based on the sociopsychological assumptions of social judgment theory (SJT; Sherif & Hovland, 1961). The model shows the opinion dynamics of individuals and the whole agent population regarding a specific issue over time. The model is based on empirical data (raw data not included in the model).
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.comses.net/codebases/5068/releases/1.0.0/