Investigation of Experimental Methods for Clarifying the Mechanism of Consensus Building

Abstract

From risk communication for solving social issues such as global warming and nuclear power problems to everyday situations such as deciding where to go out to eat among friends, we are engaged in consensus building on a daily basis. By investigating the influence of emotions on consensus building, we may be able to obtain concrete suggestions on how to achieve amicable consensus building. In this study, we conducted an experiment on six graduate students to investigate the appropriate experimental method for clarifying the mechanism of consensus building. As a result, suggestions were obtained on appropriate consensus building themes and measurement methods for measuring emotional dynamics in consensus building.