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Coles Irrational Generosity: The Behavioral Economics of the Dictator Game: Altruism, Absolute Power, and the Hidden Financial Empathy in Modern Experimental Psychology at Village Green Shopping Centre in Vernon, BC
Irrational Generosity: The Behavioral Economics of the Dictator Game: Altruism, Absolute Power, and the Hidden Financial Empathy in Modern Experimental Psychology
Irrational Generosity: The Behavioral Economics of the Dictator Game: Altruism, Absolute Power, and the Hidden Financial Empathy in Modern Experimental Psychology in Vernon, BC
Irrational Generosity: The Behavioral Economics of the Dictator Game: Altruism, Absolute Power, and the Hidden Financial Empathy in Modern Experimental Psychology in Vernon, BC
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Traditional economic theory relies on a cynical foundation: human beings are perfectly rational, deeply selfish creatures who will always maximize their own wealth. The Dictator Game, a famously brutal behavioral economics experiment, completely shatters this assumption. In this experiment, Player A is given a sum of money and told they can split it with an anonymous Player B in any way they choose. Player B has zero power to reject the offer or retaliate. According to pure mathematical logic, Player A should keep 100% of the money every single time. Astoundingly, across decades of global testing, they rarely do. The vast majority voluntarily give away a significant portion of their unearned wealth to a total stranger. This book explores the neurological roots of human fairness. We dissect the cultural, social, and evolutionary pressures that force the brain to override absolute, consequence-free financial power with unprompted altruism. Challenge the myth of total human greed. Discover the psychological forces that compel us to share the prize, even when no one is watching.
Traditional economic theory relies on a cynical foundation: human beings are perfectly rational, deeply selfish creatures who will always maximize their own wealth. The Dictator Game, a famously brutal behavioral economics experiment, completely shatters this assumption. In this experiment, Player A is given a sum of money and told they can split it with an anonymous Player B in any way they choose. Player B has zero power to reject the offer or retaliate. According to pure mathematical logic, Player A should keep 100% of the money every single time. Astoundingly, across decades of global testing, they rarely do. The vast majority voluntarily give away a significant portion of their unearned wealth to a total stranger. This book explores the neurological roots of human fairness. We dissect the cultural, social, and evolutionary pressures that force the brain to override absolute, consequence-free financial power with unprompted altruism. Challenge the myth of total human greed. Discover the psychological forces that compel us to share the prize, even when no one is watching.
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