Comments on: Up Against the Ropes: A social psychology experiment http://www.erinpavlina.com/blog/2006/10/up-against-the-ropes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=up-against-the-ropes Awaken, Remember, Love Thu, 06 Sep 2012 15:55:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Adam’s Peace » Blog Archive » Evil http://www.erinpavlina.com/blog/2006/10/up-against-the-ropes/#comment-819 Adam’s Peace » Blog Archive » Evil Wed, 31 Jan 2007 20:36:38 +0000 http://www.erinpavlina.com/blog/2006/10/social-psychology-experiment/#comment-819 [...] This is where the ego comes in for us. The ego is the tool that Divinity uses to identify an individual. The ego contains all of our memories and experiences. It contains our self-image, which creates our bodies and environment. It contains all of our hopes, dreams, and desires. The ego is also where we get our ‘less divine’ qualities, such as selfishness, anger, fear, and addiction. From an ego-centered perspective, only the ego and the physical reality which the ego creates is important. This is all fine and dandy, since the goal of Divinity is to experience everything. From an individual perspective, and a society perspective, however, this causes a few problems. An untrained ego can not stand to see other egos getting what they want without also getting what it wants. Erin Pavlina recently posted about a sociology experiment that demonstrates this tendency perfectly. (Up Against the Ropes) [...]

]]> By: Alison http://www.erinpavlina.com/blog/2006/10/up-against-the-ropes/#comment-818 Alison Tue, 31 Oct 2006 10:43:07 +0000 http://www.erinpavlina.com/blog/2006/10/social-psychology-experiment/#comment-818 Erin I enjoy your posts, but allow me just one bit of constructive criticism– your frequent addressing of readers as “people” such as: “That’s how this game needs to be played, people,” comes across as condescending and as if you’re talking down to the reader. It’s offputting. I don’t feel that I should be lumped into this group of “PEOPLE” that are being scolded or talked to as if they’re ignorant, and that’s how it comes across to me. Just my 2 cents, of course.

]]> By: Michele http://www.erinpavlina.com/blog/2006/10/up-against-the-ropes/#comment-817 Michele Wed, 25 Oct 2006 20:21:24 +0000 http://www.erinpavlina.com/blog/2006/10/social-psychology-experiment/#comment-817 Wow Erin, great story of cooperation! I bet those first eight people were a little bit miffed by the fact that if they weren’t so selfish then each of them could have had some points coming to them.

]]> By: Alvin http://www.erinpavlina.com/blog/2006/10/up-against-the-ropes/#comment-816 Alvin Wed, 25 Oct 2006 08:45:05 +0000 http://www.erinpavlina.com/blog/2006/10/social-psychology-experiment/#comment-816 Sounds like a pretty nifty game, I love the way your professor used to teach his concepts!

Interesting thing too, how it took a balanced group of males and females to get the exercise going in the most balanced way. Could be a little coincidence or another nice add-on to the morale of the story ;)

]]> By: J http://www.erinpavlina.com/blog/2006/10/up-against-the-ropes/#comment-815 J Tue, 24 Oct 2006 19:40:17 +0000 http://www.erinpavlina.com/blog/2006/10/social-psychology-experiment/#comment-815 Erin, you must be reading my mind! I was just thinking about the hundreds of psych and economic experiments with the “if I don’t get mine, you won’t get yours even if I have to hurt myself to stop you” theme. One of my favorites is the dollar auction experiment. A lot of people like prisioner’s dilemna.

These sort of things make me wonder if we are “hard-wired” to fail at exacting revenge or if we become particularly irrational when thinking in revenge like terms. I think it’s irronic that something so fundamentally human is hidden in so many scholarly tomes. The things we would change if there were mass consciousness of it . . .

]]> By: Amit http://www.erinpavlina.com/blog/2006/10/up-against-the-ropes/#comment-814 Amit Tue, 24 Oct 2006 15:12:03 +0000 http://www.erinpavlina.com/blog/2006/10/social-psychology-experiment/#comment-814 Great story Erin! I might try this too with the kids I work with.

]]> By: Mika Perälä http://www.erinpavlina.com/blog/2006/10/up-against-the-ropes/#comment-813 Mika Perälä Tue, 24 Oct 2006 12:10:30 +0000 http://www.erinpavlina.com/blog/2006/10/social-psychology-experiment/#comment-813 Aaah! Thanks Erin! That story helped me meet my need for hope of everyones needs getting met! The thought is so much shared in Nonviolent Communication (NVC), that when someones needs are met, they are happy to contribute to others. And that’s the kind of world I’m striving for (and many times failing miserably, but I’ll get up every time, a little stronger!).

Thanks for sharing! Now I feel much more happier than moments ago :D

]]> By: Ross H http://www.erinpavlina.com/blog/2006/10/up-against-the-ropes/#comment-812 Ross H Tue, 24 Oct 2006 08:58:29 +0000 http://www.erinpavlina.com/blog/2006/10/social-psychology-experiment/#comment-812 Brilliant, thanks for that.

]]> By: pilar http://www.erinpavlina.com/blog/2006/10/up-against-the-ropes/#comment-811 pilar Tue, 24 Oct 2006 02:23:33 +0000 http://www.erinpavlina.com/blog/2006/10/social-psychology-experiment/#comment-811 ahh, thanks… i needed that just then.
what a relief to put down the rope!

]]> By: Nneka http://www.erinpavlina.com/blog/2006/10/up-against-the-ropes/#comment-810 Nneka Tue, 24 Oct 2006 00:44:10 +0000 http://www.erinpavlina.com/blog/2006/10/social-psychology-experiment/#comment-810 Great story and example! I’m going to try it with my youth group.

A great way to explain synergy and abundance versus on your own thinking.

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