Word: selfishness
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...question we asked is, ‘If the other person chose to be selfish, how would you respond?’,” said David G. Rand, a doctoral candidate who collaborated on the study as a part of his dissertation research...
Participants who reacted “spitefully” to their partners’ defection tended to be the least successful after an hour of playing the game. Although exacting punishment can be satisfying in the short term, the researchers concluded, such behavior causes even more selfish behavior in the long run—and that leaves both participants worse...
...shaped McCain, but to draw for voters and the media a clearly defined narrative of what those experiences signify. The tumultuous early years are, for McCain and his campaign, the first parts of a story of redemption, of a transformation from irresponsible youth to the wise elder, from selfish child to selfless adult...
...teaches Psychology 1504: “Positive Psychology,” said that humans are deeply connected in a “web of empathy,” thus tying individual happiness to that of others. “Sometimes there’s nothing quite as selfish as generosity,” he said. But despite the knowledge that generosity brings more happiness, why are people more inclined to spend money on themselves? Norton says that money has the power to “trap you.” “Once you get money, you start thinking...
...other man-made mishaps has only been comprehended and communicated through science fiction. Even the current threat posed by climate change is along the lines of science fiction. It’s not a moral struggle between good and evil but instead a danger formed by our irresponsible and selfish use of technology...