Minimax Essays

  • Griffin's Social Penetration Theory

    851 Words  | 4 Pages

    I believe the Minimax principle of human behavior applies well to my scenario, because the more time that passes, the easier it is for me and her to get closer and strengthen our relationship. At the same time, I may also have to put in more effort and continuously keep

  • What Makes America's 100 Best Companies To Work?

    758 Words  | 4 Pages

    The three companies I chose from the Fortune Magazine ranking the America’s 100 Best Companies to Work are as follows: Zappos, Recreational Equipment (REI) and Whole food Market. These companies have a real working environment and element to foster employee motivation and group cohesion. My first choice Zappos is a family oriented online shoe store. It is the fulfillment of that simple mission that will make it possible for Zappos to sell any collection and selection of products successfully

  • Game Theory In Major League Baseball

    1335 Words  | 6 Pages

    Baseball is said to be America’s favorite pastime; fans love to watch, play, and follow the many statistics of baseball. Many Americans pay particular attention to Major League Baseball. If one were to ask a Major League Baseball player about their favorite player or team, they are likely to provide various statistics about that player/team. What many fans and players do not realize is that most, if not all, pitchers’ pitch selections are not fully optimized. An economic concept called game theory

  • Tuckman's Five-Stage Model Of Group Development

    1218 Words  | 5 Pages

    Michael, according to the social identity theory, would have two cognitive processes occuring when he joined the baseball team, categorization and identification. Michael first would have used categorization, the act of placing himself and others into categories based on his perception. While trying out, he could categorize based on skill, gender, race, and position. After making the varsity team he could still categorize based on skill, gender, race, position, and starter. After making his

  • Altruism And Prosocial Behavior

    1365 Words  | 6 Pages

    People ascertain rewards and expenses of helping other people, and go for expanding the previous and minimizing the last mentioned, which is known as a "minimax" strategy. Rewards are motivators, which can be materialistic goods, social prizes which can enhance one's image, reputation and self-reward. Rewards are either outside or inward. Outer reward is things that acquired from others when helping them

  • Evaluating And Applying Social Exchange Theory Paper

    1797 Words  | 8 Pages

    ending others. Its assumptions include: 1. Relationships are a process of comparing and contrasting benefits and costs to get those benefits 2. People would like to achieve maximum benefits in relationships while lessening the costs, which is called minimax principle 3. By nature humans are selfish beings and tend to look out for self first. The core components of this theory include: 1. Outcome, the ratio of rewards to costs in a given relationship. This means, in the end, will my rewards from this

  • Why Can T Everyone Get A's By Alfie Kohn Summary

    2086 Words  | 9 Pages

    School is something some children enjoy, but as grades begin to factor in they lose their love for school through trying to fight to make it through. They have to have a certain percentage and letter grade to pass a class and because of that, they begin to focus more on what they need to do in order to achieve that than their actual education and understanding of the concepts. Grades have begun to increase over the years. Does that mean schooling has become too easy? In “Why Can’t Everyone Get A’s”