‘The friend of my enemy is my enemy’: Virtual universe study proves 80-year-old theory on how humans interact

Tuesday, July 20, 2010 - 15:28 in Psychology & Sociology

A new study analyzing interactions between players in a virtual universe game has for the first time provided large-scale evidence to prove an 80-year-old psychological theory called Structural Balance Theory. The research shows that individuals tend to avoid stress-causing relationships when they develop a society, resulting in more stable social networks.

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