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Zero-sum thinking perceives situations as zero-sum games, where one person's gain would be another's loss. [1] [2] [3] The term is derived from game theory. However, unlike the game theory concept, zero-sum thinking refers to a psychological construct—a person's subjective interpretation of a situation. Zero-sum thinking is captured by the ...
What is a Zero-sum Game? A zero-sum game is when two or more people are involved in a situation, like a game or a contest, and for one person to win something, someone else has to lose the same exact thing.
31 maj 2023 · This systematic study of zero-sum beliefs advances our understanding of how these beliefs arise, how they influence people’s behaviour and, we hope, how they can be mitigated.
We study the evolution of belief systems that suppress productive effort, including beliefs about envy, the importance of luck for success, witchcraft beliefs, and disdain for competitive effort. Demotivating beliefs evolve when interactions are zero-sum.
Zero-sum game is a mathematical representation in game theory and economic theory of a situation that involves two competing entities, where the result is an advantage for one side and an equivalent loss for the other. [1]
In the research presented here, I refine the concept and measurement of a zero-sum mindset. I also examine its breadth and stability, presenting evidence that a zero-sum mindset predicts zero-sum thinking and its cognitive and strategic corollaries across time and a variety of domains and situations.
This article reviews how people form and act on zero-sum beliefs, the subjective belief that one party's gains are inevitably at other parties' expense. It examines the causes, consequences and future directions of zero-sum beliefs in various domains and contexts.
