Costly punishment across human societies

Science • Vol/Iss. 312 • Published In • Pages: 1767-1770 •
By Henrich, Joseph, McElreath, Richard L., Barr, Abigail, Ensminger, Jean, Barrett, Clark, Bolyanatz, Alexander, Cardenas, Juan Camilo, Gurven, Michael, Gwako, Edwins, Henrich, Natalie, Lesoorogol, Carolyn, Marlowe, Frank W., Tracer, David, Ziker, John

Abstract

This study examines costly punishment behavior across cultures. Authors conducted economic games in a variety of societies and found that costly punishment behavior occurs to varied degrees across cultures. Results also suggest that altruistic behavior is associated with costly punishment behavior.
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