Do descriptive social norms drive peer punishment? Conditional punishment strategies and their impact on cooperation
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DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2021.04.002
Abstract: Abstract Peer punishment is widely considered a key mechanism supporting cooperation in human groups. Although much research shows that human behavior is shaped by the prevailing social norms, little is known about how punishment decisions… read more here.
Keywords: peer punishment; conditional punishment; punishment; social norms ... See more keywords
Cultural Universals and Cultural Differences in Meta-Norms about Peer Punishment
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DOI: 10.1017/mor.2017.42
Abstract: ABSTRACT Violators of cooperation norms may be informally punished by their peers. How such norm enforcement is judged by others can be regarded as a meta-norm (i.e., a second-order norm). We examined whether meta-norms about… read more here.
Keywords: universals cultural; cultural differences; peer punishment; meta norms ... See more keywords
The effects of contemporaneous peer punishment on cooperation with the future
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-15661-7
Abstract: We use a laboratory version of the intergenerational goods game (IGG) to investigate whether peer punishment facilitates the successful provision of multigenerational public goods. In our experiment, groups (generations) decide sequentially about the provision of… read more here.
Keywords: punishment; provision; generation; peer punishment ... See more keywords