越有钱越扣吗演讲稿Does money make you mean.docx

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越有钱越扣吗演讲稿Doesmoneymakeyoumean

Doesmoneymakeyoumean?

PaulPiff

Iwantyouto,foramoment,thinkaboutplayingagameofMonopoly.Exceptinthisgame,thatcombinationofskill,talentandluckthathelpedearnyousuccessingames,asinlife,hasbeenrenderedirrelevant,becausethisgame'sbeenrigged,andyou'vegottheupperhand.You'vegotmoremoney,moreopportunitiestomovearoundtheboard,andmoreaccesstoresources.

Andasyouthinkaboutthatexperience,Iwantyoutoaskyourself:

Howmightthatexperienceofbeingaprivilegedplayerinariggedgamechangethewayyouthinkaboutyourselfandregardthatotherplayer?

So,weranastudyontheUCBerkeleycampustolookatexactlythatquestion.Webroughtinmorethan100pairsofstrangersintothelab,andwiththeflipofacoin,randomlyassignedoneofthetwotobearichplayerinariggedgame.Theygottwotimesasmuchmoney;whentheypassedGo,theycollectedtwicethesalary;andtheygottorollbothdiceinsteadofone,sotheygottomovearoundtheboardalotmore.

Andoverthecourseof15minutes,wewatchedthroughhiddencameraswhathappened.WhatIwanttodotoday,forthefirsttime,isshowyoualittlebitofwhatwesaw.You'lltohavetopardonthesoundquality,becauseagain,thesewerehiddencameras.Sowe'veprovidedsubtitles.

[Video]RichPlayer:

Howmany500sdidyouhave?

PoorPlayer:

Justone.

RP:

Areyouserious?

PP:

Yeah.

RP:

Ihavethree.（Laughs）Idon'tknowwhytheygavemesomuch.

PaulPiff:

Soitwasquicklyapparenttoplayersthatsomethingwasup.Onepersonclearlyhasalotmoremoneythantheotherperson,andyet,asthegameunfolded,wesawverynotabledifferences,dramaticdifferencesbegintoemergebetweenthetwoplayers.Therichplayerstartedtomovearoundtheboardlouder,literallysmackingtheboardwiththepieceashewentaround.

（Gamepiecesmacksboard）

Weweremorelikelytoseesignsofdominanceandnonverbalsigns,displaysofpowerandcelebrationamongtherichplayers.

Wehadabowlofpretzelspositionedofftotheside.It'sonthebottomrightcorner.Thatallowedustowatchparticipants'consummatorybehavior.Sowe'rejusttrackinghowmanypretzelsparticipantseat.

[Video]RP:

Arethosepretzelsatrick?

PP:

Idon'tknow.

PaulPiff:

OK,sonosurprises,peopleareontous.Theywonderwhatthatbowlofpretzelsisdoingthereinthefirstplace.Oneevenasks,likeyoujustsaw,"Isthatbowlofpretzelsthereasatrick?

"Andyet,despitethat,thepowerofthesituationseemstoinevitablydominate,andthoserichplayersstarttoeatmorepretzels.

[Video]RP:

Ilovepretzels.

PaulPiff:

Andasthegamewenton,oneofthereallyinterestinganddramaticpatternsthatweobservedbegintoemergewasthattherichplayersactuallystartedtobecomerudertowardtheotherperson--lessandlesssensitivetotheplightofthosepoor,poorplayers,andmoreandmoredemonstrativeoftheirmaterialsuccess,morelikelytoshowcasehowwellthey'redoing.

[Video]RP:

Ihavemoney...

Ihavemoneyforeverything.

PP:

Howmuchisthat?

RP:

Youoweme24dollars.You'regoingtoloseallyourmoneysoon.I'llbuyit.Ihavesomuchmoney.Ihavesomuchmoney,ittakesmeforever.

RP2:

I'mgoingtobuyoutthiswholeboard.

RP3:

You'regoingtorunoutofmoneysoon.I'mprettymuchuntouchableatthispoint.

PaulPiff:

Andhere'swhatIthinkwasreally,reallyinteresting:

it'sthat,attheendofthe15minutes,weaskedtheplayerstotalkabouttheirexperienceduringthegame.AndwhentherichplayerstalkedaboutwhytheyhadinevitablywoninthisriggedgameofMonopoly...Theytalkedaboutwhatthey'ddonetobuythosedifferentpropertiesandearntheirsuccessinthegame.

Andtheybecamefarlessattunedtoallthosedifferentfeaturesofthesituation--includingthatflipofacoin--thathadrandomlygottenthemintothatprivilegedpositioninthefirstplace.Andthat'sareally,reallyincredibleinsightintohowthemindmakessenseofadvantage.

Now,thisgameofMonopolycanbeusedasametaphorforunderstandingsocietyanditshierarchicalstructure,whereinsomepeoplehavealotofwealthandalotofstatus,andalotofpeopledon't;theyhavealotlesswealthandalotlessstatusandalotlessaccesstovaluedresources.

AndwhatmycolleaguesandIforthelastsevenyearshavebeendoingisstudyingtheeffectsofthesekindsofhierarchies.Whatwe'vebeenfindingacrossdozensofstudiesandthousandsofparticipantsacrossthiscountryisthatasaperson'slevelsofwealthincrease,theirfeelingsofcompassionandempathygodown,andtheirfeelingsofentitlement,ofdeservingness,andtheirideologyofself-interestincrease.

Insurveys,we'vefoundthatit'sactuallywealthierindividualswhoaremorelikelytomoralizegreedbeinggood,andthatthepursuitofself-interestisfavorableandmoral.Now,whatIwanttod