Detrimental effects of sanctions on human altruism

Nature

Volumn 422, Issue 6928, 2003, Pages 137-140

  Fehr, Ernst ^a   Rockenbach, Bettina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERFURT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; HUMAN ENGINEERING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

HUMAN ALTRUISM;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

BEHAVIOR; BIOLOGY;

ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; BIOLOGY; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); COOPERATION; ECONOMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SOCIAL PROBLEM;

ALTRUISM; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; PUNISHMENT; REWARD; TRUST;

EID: 0037435018     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature01474     Document Type: Article

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