Asymmetry and symmetry of acts and omissions in punishment, norms, and judged causality

Harmful acts are punished more often and more harshly than harmful omissions. This asymmetry has variously been ascribed to differences in how individuals perceive the causal responsibility of acts versus omissions and to social norms that tend to proscribe acts more frequently than omissions. This...

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Autors principals: Toby Handfield, John Thrasher, Andrew Corcoran, Shaun Nichols
Format: Article
Idioma:English
Publicat: Cambridge University Press 2021-07-01
Col·lecció:Judgment and Decision Making
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Accés en línia:http://journal.sjdm.org/21/210210/jdm210210.pdf