Hey psychologists, have you been watching the splits form in our profession in recent years, gathering strong emotion as it goes, powered by its own self-generated steam and wondered: is this really in the best interests of our profession? And you feel no more able to intervene or know what to think than when the lines between reality-television and news media become blurred as a …void opens up, over our Pacific Ocean, between North Korea and the US? Surely, we can do better than this as students of a scientific approach to human behaviour, you may find yourself saying to yourself? And of course we can.
The prisoner’s dilemma is a standard example of a game analyzed in game theory that shows why two completely “rational” individuals might not cooperate, even if it appears that it is in their best interests to do so. A very clear, user-friendly, free, interactive demonstration is available at http://ncase.me/trust/ which you are warmly encouraged to check out. It takes about 30 minutes, so prepare your favourite beverage and settle in.
If this looks interesting to you, you might want to attend a forum for all interested people – to share their thoughts, ideas and reflections on the issues – organised by the Sydney Branch Committee. A forum for its time? We think so.
When: 6pm-8pm Friday 27 October, 2017. 6:00PM registration and delicious light snack; 6:30PM-8:00PM forum.
Where: The University of Sydney, follow link below for further venue details.
About the presenters:
Allan Shafer MA (Clin Psych), D Litt et Phil will conduct the forum. Dr Shafer trained originally as a clinical psychologist in South Africa and subsequently as a socioanalyst. Along with a psychotherapy and supervisory practice, he has consulted to organisations (primarily in the mental health field) and has been on the staff of group relations experiential conferences in Australia, the UK, India, China, Poland and Israel. He is past President of Group Relations Australia. He has a particular interest in the dynamics of groups and the politics of hate and anxiety. At the 2014 PCCA (Partners in Confronting Collective Atrocities) conference in Poland, he worked with the dynamics between children of Nazi perpetrators and children of Nazi victims. At the 2016 conferences of the University of Chicago Centers in Hong Kong and Beijing, and the OFEK International Group Relations Conference in Israel 2017, he worked with members from Taiwan and China on their complex relatedness.
Henry Luiker is member of the Sydney Branch Committee of the APS. He will introduce the Prisoner’s Dilemma.
APS member: $70
APS student member: $40
Non APS member: $90
CPD Points: 1.5
Register here:
https://www.psychology.org.au/Events/EventView.aspx?EventID=19013&search=1