Effects of Cognitive Complexity in Agent Simulation: Fuzzy Rules and an Implementation

This article is a sequel to a series of articles where the authors (1) gleaned the personality knowledge based on the five personality traits and six facets for each trait to form a basis for fuzzy agents with personality; (2) promoted the concept of dynamic personality for fuzzy agents; and (3) pointed out the pivotal relationships of personality trait openness with both problem solving ability and cognitive complexity. The last characteristic of openness leads to its impact to dynamic modification of problem solving ability. In this article, an implementation of a fuzzy agent with personality is realized in Java environment to show personality descriptors, personality factors, personality style, and problem solving success consequently. Furthermore, a prototype system is presented to update personality facets and respective personality trait openness which can affect problem solving ability.