tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455700514377143758.post5136002439099806747..comments2024-03-28T07:00:06.844+00:00Comments on Now Appearing: Have the psychologists got it right?Brian Clegghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12723555872580740773noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455700514377143758.post-26362834040366796122010-02-28T10:44:02.163+00:002010-02-28T10:44:02.163+00:00Reminds me a little of the role-playing exercise w...Reminds me a little of the role-playing exercise we had to do at college, for business studies of all things, we were split into teams of five, each team given the same scenario - you're all doctors, and six people are rushed into hospital, all needing a transplant/operation - can't remember what it was - but upshot was you only had facility for one of them to receive the treatment. Who to pick?<br /><br />I don't recall the various characters, but for example, you'd have something like:<br /><br />A young child prodigy, brlliant in maths/science I think, with the talent to, potentially, save X thousand of lives during his career;<br /><br />A popular, charismatic politician (I know, bear with me on this one...) who is about to broker a groundbreaking peace deal in an area torn apart by decades of fighting;<br /><br />A young mum, whose baby has survived a horrific car crash, but her husband and other children are all dead;<br /><br />And three other people, all with very good reasons for being kept alive.<br /><br />Nothing like the test you're talking about, Brian, but it was a fascinating project, and, although you'd been studying with your peers for a year, you got insights into the way they thought which made you see some of them in a completely different light.<br /><br />There was, of course, no correct 'answer'. But it sure was fun debating.John Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17419164913874944053noreply@blogger.com