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"If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed."
-Albert Einstein, physicist, Nobel laureate (1879-1955)
Monday, November 30, 2009
Monday HW
...watching a video clip, "Dan Ariely on our buggy moral code." Comment below (intelligent and thoughtful comments are worth more, as always...:-), and be prepared to bring a question or quote to class tomorrow.
i tried to watch the clip but my upstairs computer doesn't work well and my downstairs is being repaired. I did read the comments tho, something about big men hitting you with clubs and giving you pizza and finger crushing and math experiments
I think that it is fascinating that people are more willing to cheat when the money is more removed. This transitions nicely into the comparison that Ariely made between the studies that he engineered and the stock market. It makes perfect sense that people would be more willing to cheat if their peers were cheating and if it is for stock not money. While many executives might not rob a bank, they are willing to cheat to earn more money from stocks.
fudge factors i love when he said this!!!! you see this everyday in school theres always people just want to get that little boost in a grade but not to significant that the teacher will tell. They are the ones that studied a long time and new alot but dint feel that they did as well as they should of so they get a few answer of the partner next to them, they dont feel them selfs as cheaters. I just want to say this to someone that is doing this jst to make myself laugh!
I liked that a lot. My favorite version of the experiment was when the subjects where reminded of morals (through the ten commandments, etc.). I think that we should try an experiment like this at school. Maybe we should all sign an honor code at the beginning of each test. When he was describing the stock market it made it seem like such a bad system. Everything that raises the level of cheating is involved in the stock market.
This was very interesting and true. I think he brings up a good point in the ten commandments experiment. Its true that people will cheat but sometimes they do so under the radar or less so they dont feel worse about themselves.
The sweatshirt experiment was interesting, It makes me wonder if the people consciously thought about the actor's sweatshirt, and that they were a member of a different group or if it was subconscious. It seems like a weird thing to think about, saying that they didn't, it is surprising how much they were motivated by subconscious predjudices.
so, I guess this means that people are basicaly good, at least when it comes to cheating. This makes me wonder how we managed to make a huge system like the stock market so terribly, almost like people were subconciously trying or something. I wonder what would happen if they combined the in-group cheating experiment with the ten comandments/honor code experiment. Which would be a stronger motivation?
thought it was very intresting
ReplyDeletei tried to watch the clip but my upstairs computer doesn't work well and my downstairs is being repaired. I did read the comments tho, something about big men hitting you with clubs and giving you pizza and finger crushing and math experiments
ReplyDeleteI think that it is fascinating that people are more willing to cheat when the money is more removed. This transitions nicely into the comparison that Ariely made between the studies that he engineered and the stock market. It makes perfect sense that people would be more willing to cheat if their peers were cheating and if it is for stock not money. While many executives might not rob a bank, they are willing to cheat to earn more money from stocks.
ReplyDeletefudge factors i love when he said this!!!! you see this everyday in school theres always people just want to get that little boost in a grade but not to significant that the teacher will tell. They are the ones that studied a long time and new alot but dint feel that they did as well as they should of so they get a few answer of the partner next to them, they dont feel them selfs as cheaters. I just want to say this to someone that is doing this jst to make myself laugh!
ReplyDeleteI liked that a lot. My favorite version of the experiment was when the subjects where reminded of morals (through the ten commandments, etc.). I think that we should try an experiment like this at school. Maybe we should all sign an honor code at the beginning of each test. When he was describing the stock market it made it seem like such a bad system. Everything that raises the level of cheating is involved in the stock market.
ReplyDeleteSo my computer decided to freak out. I guess I'm low on memory or something, but it takes really long to load.
ReplyDeleteThis was very interesting and true. I think he brings up a good point in the ten commandments experiment. Its true that people will cheat but sometimes they do so under the radar or less so they dont feel worse about themselves.
ReplyDeleteThe sweatshirt experiment was interesting, It makes me wonder if the people consciously thought about the actor's sweatshirt, and that they were a member of a different group or if it was subconscious. It seems like a weird thing to think about, saying that they didn't, it is surprising how much they were motivated by subconscious predjudices.
ReplyDeleteso, I guess this means that people are basicaly good, at least when it comes to cheating. This makes me wonder how we managed to make a huge system like the stock market so terribly, almost like people were subconciously trying or something. I wonder what would happen if they combined the in-group cheating experiment with the ten comandments/honor code experiment. Which would be a stronger motivation?
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