Homo homini lupus? Explaining antisocial punishment

Journal of Neuroscience, Psychology, and Economics

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 167-188

  Sylwester, Karolina ^a   Herrmann, Benedikt ^b   Bryson, Joanna J ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Altruistic punishment; Antisocial punishment; Cooperation; Costly punishment

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL PUNISHMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPETITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CROSS CULTURAL VARIATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNISHMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 84883539945     PISSN: 1937321X     EISSN: 2151318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/npe0000009     Document Type: Article

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