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SUMMARY: Life in a Zero-Sum Game: How implicit game theories can shape soc
 ial and economic realities - Patricia Andrews Fearon
DTSTART:20191023T140000Z
DTEND:20191023T150000Z
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CONTACT:Melisa B
DESCRIPTION:To know how to win\, you first have to know what game you are 
 playing. In the same way that the rules and structure of a game critically
  shape one’s strategies and success within the game\, an implicit theory
  about what kind of game life is may have the power to shape appraisals\, 
 motives\, and behaviors across life domains. One of the simplest and most 
 widely known games is the zero-sum game\, in which gains for one party are
  earned at the expense of another\, and vice versa\, such that all winning
 s and losses sum to zero. While truly zero-sum situations are rare\, some 
 people view all of life as if it were a zero-sum game. In this talk\, I wi
 ll introduce a phenomenon called “Zero-Sum Mindset” and share research
  about how this implicit game theory may shape basic cognitive processing\
 , perceptions and motives across domains and situations\, leading to behav
 iors and strategies that bring about the very reality they perceive: incre
 ased scarcity and antagonism.\n\n_Patricia Andrews Fearon is a PhD Candida
 te and Gates Cambridge Scholar at the University of Cambridge working with
  Dr. David Good. Her research investigates the cognitive and emotional und
 erpinnings of intergroup conflict with a particular focus on intervention.
  She has consulted for organizations such as the European Commission\, Pea
 ce Direct and The Cambridge Centre for Science and Policy. Prior to her do
 ctoral work at Cambridge\, Andrews Fearon was a post-baccalaureate scholar
  at UC Berkeley working with Dr. Iris Mauss and Dr. Oliver John in the Emo
 tion and Emotion Regulation Laboratory. Her published research has examine
 d stress\, cognitive complexity\, and emotion regulation\, as well as inte
 rventions that aim to increase cognitive complexity in fragile conflict co
 ntexts such as Bosnia and Pakistan. Before returning to academia\, Andrews
  Fearon had a short career in journalism and media that included directing
  documentaries\, and work with CNN\, TIME Inc.\, and the NGO Room to Read 
 where she created an award-winning global literacy campaign and coordinate
 d with the White House and international press for Michelle Obama’s visi
 t to Cambodia. Outside of research\, Andrews Fearon is a volunteer conflic
 t mediator\, an avid backpacker and cyclist\, and a mediocre baker._
LOCATION:Nick Mackintosch Room\, Department of Psychology\, Downing Site
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