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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\, University of Cambr
 idge
DTSTART:20190918T140000Z
DTEND:20190918T150000Z
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CONTACT:Elisa Militaru
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_Patricia Andrews Fearon is a PhD Candidate
  and Gates Cambridge Scholar at the University of Cambridge working with D
 r. David Good. Her research investigates the cognitive and emotional under
 pinnings of intergroup conflict with a particular focus on intervention. S
 he has consulted for organizations such as the European Commission\, Peace
  Direct and The Cambridge Centre for Science and Policy. Prior to her doct
 oral work at Cambridge\, Andrews Fearon was a post-baccalaureate scholar a
 t UC Berkeley working with Dr. Iris Mauss and Dr. Oliver John in the Emoti
 on and Emotion Regulation Laboratory. Her published research has examined 
 stress\, cognitive complexity\, and emotion regulation\, as well as interv
 entions that aim to increase cognitive complexity in fragile conflict cont
 exts such as Bosnia and Pakistan. Before returning to academia\, Andrews F
 earon had a short career in journalism and media that included directing d
 ocumentaries\, and work with CNN\, TIME Inc.\, and the NGO Room to Read wh
 ere she created an award-winning global literacy campaign and coordinated 
 with the White House and international press for Michelle Obama’s visit 
 to Cambodia. Outside of research\, Andrews Fearon is a volunteer conflict 
 mediator\, an avid backpacker and cyclist\, and a mediocre baker._
LOCATION:Nick Mackintosch Room\, Department of Psychology\, Downing Site
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