Dewa Ayu Puteri Handayani, S.Psi., M.Sc spoke about social dilemmas during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Sapa Bali Pagi Ruang Psychology event, Kompas TV Dewata on July 24, 2020. Puteri explained that social dilemmas are inner conflicts between personal interests. which tend to be short-term with long-term common interests. For example, corruption behavior, “we are confused about choosing between taking other people’s rights to enrich ourselves, which is short-term in nature, but also restraining ourselves for the benefit of many people and in the end everyone will feel the results of that,” said Puteri. Everyone is susceptible to social dilemmas, but the difference is the difference in personality, perspective, and environment which makes someone make decisions that are not the same as other people.
During this pandemic, 3 main things are the impact of the dilemma, namely the use of masks, going home, and the availability of goods on the market. For example, regarding the availability of goods on the market, this is the impact of a dilemma between fear of stock shortages, and increasingly expensive prices. On the other hand, other people cannot meet their needs. What stimulates the high price of goods is high demand while the supply is low. This is where the rationality of society begins to disappear and this happens impulsively buying or panic buying.
Making decisions when experiencing a social dilemma can be caused by noise. The noise there is positive and negative. The noise comes from our environment, examples of noise positive is when we want to donate Rp. 300,000, our family suggests giving more than that and then we decide to give Rp. 500,000. Whereas noise those who are negative will decide to reduce the amount of donations from the initial IDR 500,000 to IDR 300,000.
This pandemic is something uncertain, firstly it is uncertain when it will end and secondly, it is uncertain how people will deal with it. This uncertainty often results in making wrong decisions because we don’t know whether people will do what we do. Therefore, we need to think rationally and find out as much information as possible about the current situation, both domestic and foreign information, especially about government policies.
People who are vulnerable to making inappropriate decisions due to social dilemmas are those who have levels of selfishness (selfishness). People with levelsselfish This high level is due to its character and environment. Almost everyone but the levels vary. Therefore it is necessary to reward and punishment. Forms of reward include praise, “Wow, you are diligent in wearing a mask.” Meanwhile, punishment can be done by excluding (exclude) people because they don’t wear masks, for example. So there is awareness to always wear a mask.
During this pandemic, what is needed is cooperation or cooperation, the opposite of selfishness. Our attitude selfish like hoarding masks, for example, will prevent other people from getting and using masks. In the end, other people will spread the virus. Therefore, there is a need for a cooperative attitude, prioritizing public interests above personal interests. Some people are cooperative from the start and some are selfish first and then cooperative. Character is difficult to change, but because of the environment, it can be changed.
Seeing the new normal phenomenon, Bali will soon be busy again and the new normal is still in the pandemic period. We need to share information so that people continue to feel anxious at a sufficient level, and not be afraid. By feeling anxious, people will feel urgent, and can be used as an alarm. For this reason, we need to provide as factual information as possible. You need to have self-confidence, even if only 1 person is very influential.
The tips are:
- Look for as accurate information as possible
As an adult individual, you can do a little research, not only in Indonesia but also around the world.
- Social control
When you see people who are selfies give a warning in the form of a warning or stay away from them.
- We must remember that we are part of a larger entity, namely the state.
