A dive implies no contact. He simply milked the contact he got. I would not be calling that a dive, just play on.
So it's simulation then, rather than a dive?
i think my definition of simulation is similar but slightly different to FIFAs, as I have learnt from 2B's post in here. I class anything that is an attempt to decieve the referee as simulation, whereas I class a dive to be one instance of simulation, where the player goes to ground without contact and appeals to the referee for a foul.
But yeah, you are right, they are actually one and the same.