Figure 3

Construction of a Fuzzy Cognitive Map. A Fuzzy Cognitive Map (FCM) can be created by asking participants to evaluate the importance of each relationship (a). Each relationship is represented in the map as an edge, whose strength (here depicted by width) is calculated automatically based on participants’ answer (b). A participant’s behaviour is simulated using the values of the participant’s prognostic factors as initial values for the map’s concepts (black circles) (c).