Impulsive choice and altruistic punishment are correlated and increase in tandem with serotonin depletion.
Human cooperation may partly depend on the presence of individuals willing to incur personal costs to punish noncooperators. The psychological factors that motivate such 'altruistic punishment' are not fully understood; some have argued that altruistic punishment is a deliberate act of nor...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2010
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