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vegotmoremoney,moreopportunitiestomovearoundtheboard,andmoreaccesstoresources.andasyouthinkaboutthatexperience,iwantyoutoaskyourself,howmightthatexperienceofbeingaprivilegedplayerinariggedgamechangethewaythatyouthinkaboutyourselfandregardthatotherplayer?
soweranastudyontheu.c.berkeleycampustolookatexactlythatquestion.webroughtinmorethan100pairsofstrangersintothelab,andwiththeflipofacoinrandomlyassignedoneofthetwotobearichplayerinariggedgame.theygottwotimesasmuchmoney.whentheypassedgo,theycollectedtwicethesalary,andtheygottorollbothdiceinsteadofone,sotheygottomovearoundtheboardalotmore.(laughter)andoverthecourseof15minutes,wewatchedthroughhiddencameraswhathappened.andwhatiwanttodotoday,forthefirsttime,isshowyoualittlebitofwhatwesaw.you&
regoingtohavetopardonthesoundquality,insomecases,becauseagain,thesewerehiddencameras.sowe&
veprovidedsubtitles.richplayer:
howmany500sdidyouhave?
poorplayer:
justone.
richplayer:
areyouserious.poorplayer:
yeah.
ihavethree.(laughs)idon&
tknowwhytheygavemesomuch.
paulpiff:
okay,soitwasquicklyapparenttoplayersthatsomethingwasup.onepersonclearlyhasalotmoremoneythantheotherperson,andyet,asthegameunfolded,wesawverynotabledifferencesanddramaticdifferencesbegintoemergebetweenthetwoplayers.therichplayerstartedtomovearoundtheboardlouder,literallysmackingtheboardwiththeirpieceashewentaround.weweremorelikelytoseesignsofdominanceandnonverbalsigns,displaysofpowerandcelebrationamongtherichplayers.
wehadabowlofpretzelspositionedofftotheside.it&
sonthebottomrightcornerthere.thatallowedustowatchparticipants&
consummatorybehavior.sowe&
rejusttrackinghowmanypretzelsparticipantseat.
arethosepretzelsatrick?
poorplayer:
idon&
tknow.
pp:
okay,sonosurprises,peopleareontous.theywonderwhatthatbowlofpretzelsisdoingthereinthefirstplace.oneevenasks,likeyoujustsaw,isthatbowlofpretzelsthereasatrick?
andyet,despitethat,thepowerofthesituationseemstoinevitablydominate,andthoserichplayersstarttoeatmorepretzels.
ilovepretzels.
(laughter)
andasthegamewenton,oneofthereallyinterestinganddramaticpatternsthatweobservedbegintoemergewasthattherichplayersactuallystartedtobecomerudertowardtheotherperson,lessandlesssensitivetotheplightofthosepoor,poorplayers,andmoreandmoredemonstrativeoftheirmaterialsuccess,morelikelytoshowcasehowwellthey&
redoing.richplayer:
ihavemoneyforeverything.poorplayer:
howmuchisthat?
richplayer:
youoweme24dollars.you&
regoingtoloseallyourmoneysoon.i&
llbuyit.ihavesomuchmoney.ihavesomuchmoney,ittakesmeforever.richplayer2:
i&
mgoingtobuyoutthiswholeboard.richplayer3:
you&
regoingtorunoutofmoneysoon.i&
mprettymuchuntouchableatthispoint.
okay,andhere&
swhatithinkwasreally,reallyinteresting,isthatattheendofthe15minutes,weaskedtheplayerstotalkabouttheirexperienceduringthegame.andwhentherichplayerstalkedaboutwhytheyhadinevitablywoninthisriggedgameofmonopoly--(laughter)—theytalkedaboutwhatthey&
ddonetobuythosedifferentpropertiesandearntheirsuccessinthegame,andtheybecamefarlessattunedtoallthosedifferentfeaturesofthesituation,includingthatflipofacointhathadrandomlygottenthemintothatprivilegedpositioninthefirstplace.andthat&
sareally,reallyincredibleinsightintohowthemindmakessenseofadvantage.
nowthisgameofmonopolycanbeusedasametaphorforunderstandingsocietyanditshierarchicalstructure,whereinsomepeoplehavealotofwealthandalotofstatus,andalotofpeopledon&
t.theyhavealotlesswealthandalotlessstatusandalotlessaccesstovaluedresources.andwhatmycolleaguesandiforthelastsevenyearshavebeendoingisstudyingtheeffectsofthesekindsofhierarchies.whatwe&
vebeenfindingacrossdozensofstudiesandthousandsofparticipantsacrossthiscountryisthatasaperson&
slevelsofwealthincrease,theirfeelingsofcompassionandempathygodown,andtheirfeelingsofentitlement,ofdeservingness,andtheirideologyofself-interestincreases.insurveys,wefoundthatit&
sactuallywealthierindividualswhoaremorelikelytomoralizegreedbeinggood,andthatthepursuitofself-interestisfavorableandmoral.nowwhatiwanttodotodayistalkaboutsomeoftheimplicationsofthisideologyself-interest,talkaboutwhyweshouldcareaboutthoseimplications,andendwithwhatmightbedone.
someofthefirststudiesthatweraninthisarealookedathelpingbehavior,somethingsocialpsychologistscallpro-socialbehavior.andwewerereallyinterestedinwho&
smorelikelytoofferhelptoanotherperson,someonewho&
srichorsomeonewho&
spoor.inoneofthestudies,webringinrichandpoormembersofthecommunityintothelabandgiveeachofthemtheequivalentof10dollars.wetoldtheparticipantsthattheycouldkeepthese10dollarsforthemselves,ortheycouldshareaportionofit,iftheywantedto,withastrangerwhoistotallyanonymous.they&
llnevermeetthatstrangerandthestrangerwillnevermeetthem.andwejustmonitorhowmuchpeoplegive.individualswhomade25,000sometimesunder15,000dollarsayear,gave44percentmoreoftheirmoneytothestrangerthandidindividualsmaking150,000or200,000dollarsayear.
we&
vehadpeopleplaygamestoseewho&
smoreorlesslikelytocheattoincreasetheirchancesofwinningaprize.inoneofthegames,weactuallyriggedacomputersothatdierollsoveracertainscorewereimpossible.youcouldn&
tgetabove12inthisgame,andyet,thericheryouwere,themorelikelyyouweretocheatinthisgametoearncreditstowarda$50cashprize,sometimesbythreetofourtimesasmuch.
werananotherstudywherewelookedatwhetherpeoplewouldbeinclinedtotakecandyfromajarofcandythatweexplicitlyidentifiedasbeingreservedforchildren--(laughter)—participating--i&
mnotkidding.iknowitsoundslikei&
mmakingajoke.weexplicitlytoldparticipantsthisjarofcandy&
sforchildrenparticipatinginadevelopmentallabnearby.they&
reinstudies.thisisforthem.andwejustmonitoredhowmuchcandyparticipantstook.participantswhofeltrichtooktwotimesasmuchcandyasparticipantswhofeltpoor.
veevenstudiedcars,notjustanycars,butwhetherdriversofdifferentkindsofcarsaremoreorlessinclinedtobreakthelaw.inoneofthesestudies,welookedatwhetherdriverswouldstopforapedestrianthatwehadposedwaitingtocrossatacrosswalk.nowincalifornia,asyouallknow,becausei&
msurewealldothis,it&
sthelawtostopforapedestrianwho&
swaitingtocross.sohere&
sanexampleofhowwedidit.that&
sourconfederateofftotheleftposingasapedestrian.heapproachesastheredtrucksuccessfullystops.intypicalcaliforniafashion,it&
sovertakenbythebuswhoalmostrunsourpedestrianover.(laughter)nowhere&
sanexampleofamoreexpensivecar,aprius,drivingthrough,andabmwdoingthesame.sowedidthisforhundredsofvehiclesonseveraldays,justtrackingwhostopsandwhodoesn&
t.whatwefoundwasthatastheexpensivenessofacarincreased,thedriver&
stendenciestobreakthelawincreasedaswell.noneofthecars,noneofthecarsinourleastexpensivecarcategorybrokethelaw.closeto50percentofthecarsinourmostexpensivevehiclecategorybrokethelaw.we&
verunotherstudiesfindingthatwealthierindividualsaremorelikelytolieinnegotiations,toendorseunethicalbehavioratworklikestealingcashfromthecashregister,takingbribes,lyingtocustomers.
nowidon&
tmeantosuggestthatit&
sonlywealthypeoplewhoshowthesepatternsofbehavior.notatall.infact,ithinkthatweall,inourday-to-day,minute-by-minutelives,strugglewiththesecompetingmotivationsofwhen,orif,toputourowninterestsabovetheinterestsofotherpeople.andthat&
sunderstandablebecausetheamericandreamisanideainwhichweallhaveanequalopportunitytosucceedandprosper,aslongasweapplyourselvesandworkhard,andapieceofthatmeansthatsometimes,youneedtoputyourowninterestsabovetheinterestsandwell-beingofotherpeoplearoundyou.butwhatwe&
refindingisthat,thewealthieryouare,themorelikelyyouaretopursueavisionofpersonalsuccess,ofachievementandaccomplishment,tothedetrimentofothersaroundyou.herei&
veplottedforyouthemeanhouseholdincomereceivedbyeachfifthandtopfivepercentofthepopulationoverthelast20years.in1993,thedifferencesbetweenthedifferentquintilesofthepopulation,intermsofincome,arefairlyegregious.it&
snotdifficulttodiscernthattherearedifferences.butoverthelast20years,thatsignificantdifferencehasbecomeagrandcanyonofsortsbetweenthoseattheto