Collective Action and the Detrimental Side of Punishment
Cooperative behavior is the subject of intense study in a wide range of scientific fields, yet its evolutionary origins remain largely unexplained. A leading explanation of cooperation is the mechanism of altruistic punishment, where individuals pay to punish others but receive no material benefit i...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2013-04-01
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Series: | Evolutionary Psychology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/147470491301100204 |