Reward and punishment in social dilemmas /

One of the key scientific challenges is the puzzle of human cooperation. Why do people help strangers, even sometimes at a major cost to themselves? Why do people want to punish others who violate norms and undermine collective interests? What are the emotions that accompany reward and punishment? E...

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Hauptverfasser:
Lange, Paul A. M. van, Rockenbach, Bettina, Yamagishi, Toshio
Weitere Verfasser:
Lange, Paul A. M. van (HerausgeberIn), Rockenbach, Bettina (HerausgeberIn), Yamagishi, Toshio (HerausgeberIn)
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Zusammenfassung:
One of the key scientific challenges is the puzzle of human cooperation. Why do people help strangers, even sometimes at a major cost to themselves? Why do people want to punish others who violate norms and undermine collective interests? What are the emotions that accompany reward and punishment? Even if reward and punishment are effective, are they also efficient - knowing that rewards and punishment are costly to administer?
Umfang:
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-022104-6
Schlagworte:
Cooperativeness.
Reward (Psychology)
Punishment.
Incentive (Psychology)
Social interaction.
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