Human punishment is motivated by both a desire for revenge and a desire for equality
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Human punishment is motivated by both a desire for revenge and a desire for equality
a r t i c l e i n f o Humans willingly pay a cost to punish defecting partners in experimental games. However, the psychological motives underpinning punishment are unclear. Punishment could stem from the desire to reciprocally harm a cheat (i.e. revenge) which is arguably indicative of a deterrent function. Alternatively, punishment could be motivated by the desire to redress the balance betwe...
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عنوان ژورنال: Evolution and Human Behavior
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1090-5138
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2015.02.002