Comments on: No monkeying around: evolutionary tendency in primates to prefer loss avoidance over maximizing gain http://mediationchannel.com/2005/12/19/no-monkeying-around-evolutionary-tendency-in-primates-to-prefer-loss-avoidance-over-maximizing-gain/ News and ideas about mediation, negotiation, conflict resolution, and law Sun, 12 Oct 2008 09:06:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Dina Lynch, ADRPracticeBuilder.com http://mediationchannel.com/2005/12/19/no-monkeying-around-evolutionary-tendency-in-primates-to-prefer-loss-avoidance-over-maximizing-gain/#comment-11 Dina Lynch, ADRPracticeBuilder.com Tue, 20 Dec 2005 18:47:00 +0000 http://mediationchannel.com/2005/12/19/no-monkeying-around-evolutionary-tendency-in-primates-to-prefer-loss-avoidance-over-maximizing-gain/#comment-11 What a great post! Hilarious, yet thought provoking.<br/><br/>While watching the new TV show Deal or No Deal I witnessed the tension between loss and gain in action. While there isn't space to explain the entire show, the game is geared towards the desire not to lose.<br/><br/>The contestant I saw actually played the game with a maximize gain perspective, meaning she rejected every opportunity to avoid loss. She won the game and went home with a lot of cash.<br/><br/>I wonder what would happen if disputants adopted a similar attitude?<br/><br/>Try. Fail. Learn.<br/>Dina What a great post! Hilarious, yet thought provoking.

While watching the new TV show Deal or No Deal I witnessed the tension between loss and gain in action. While there isn’t space to explain the entire show, the game is geared towards the desire not to lose.

The contestant I saw actually played the game with a maximize gain perspective, meaning she rejected every opportunity to avoid loss. She won the game and went home with a lot of cash.

I wonder what would happen if disputants adopted a similar attitude?

Try. Fail. Learn.
Dina

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