Altruistic punishment does not increase with the severity of norm violations in the field

Lab experiments have shown that people will punish violators of social norms, with the severity of punishment increasing with the degree of violation. Here, Balafoutas et al. show that, outside of the lab, larger violations are not punished more severely and are associated with a greater risk of rep...

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Main Authors: Loukas Balafoutas, Nikos Nikiforakis, Bettina Rockenbach
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:English
Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2016-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Acceso en liña:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13327
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Summary:Lab experiments have shown that people will punish violators of social norms, with the severity of punishment increasing with the degree of violation. Here, Balafoutas et al. show that, outside of the lab, larger violations are not punished more severely and are associated with a greater risk of reprisal.
ISSN:2041-1723