If you’re like me and my family, monopoly is a staple board game at Christmas. If you’re even more like my family, it’s not uncommon for there to be an argument along the way. Typically, these arguments will regard
one or two players being lucky, one player acting arrogantly or the rules of the game itself being unfair.

Sound familiar? Well, Professor Paul Piff, a social psychologist, has illustrated that the way people in which people behave during a game of monopoly varies depending on how wealthy a player is.