Deprecated: Implicit conversion from float 217.6 to int loses precision in C:\Inetpub\vhosts\kidney.de\httpdocs\pget.php on line 534
Deprecated: Implicit conversion from float 217.6 to int loses precision in C:\Inetpub\vhosts\kidney.de\httpdocs\pget.php on line 534
Deprecated: Implicit conversion from float 217.6 to int loses precision in C:\Inetpub\vhosts\kidney.de\httpdocs\pget.php on line 534
Deprecated: Implicit conversion from float 217.6 to int loses precision in C:\Inetpub\vhosts\kidney.de\httpdocs\pget.php on line 534
Deprecated: Implicit conversion from float 217.6 to int loses precision in C:\Inetpub\vhosts\kidney.de\httpdocs\pget.php on line 534
Deprecated: Implicit conversion from float 217.6 to int loses precision in C:\Inetpub\vhosts\kidney.de\httpdocs\pget.php on line 534
Deprecated: Implicit conversion from float 217.6 to int loses precision in C:\Inetpub\vhosts\kidney.de\httpdocs\pget.php on line 534
Deprecated: Implicit conversion from float 217.6 to int loses precision in C:\Inetpub\vhosts\kidney.de\httpdocs\pget.php on line 534
Deprecated: Implicit conversion from float 251.2 to int loses precision in C:\Inetpub\vhosts\kidney.de\httpdocs\pget.php on line 534
Deprecated: Implicit conversion from float 251.2 to int loses precision in C:\Inetpub\vhosts\kidney.de\httpdocs\pget.php on line 534
Deprecated: Implicit conversion from float 251.2 to int loses precision in C:\Inetpub\vhosts\kidney.de\httpdocs\pget.php on line 534
Deprecated: Implicit conversion from float 251.2 to int loses precision in C:\Inetpub\vhosts\kidney.de\httpdocs\pget.php on line 534
Warning: imagejpeg(C:\Inetpub\vhosts\kidney.de\httpdocs\phplern\25988875
.jpg): Failed to open stream: No such file or directory in C:\Inetpub\vhosts\kidney.de\httpdocs\pget.php on line 117 Sci+Rep
2015 ; 5
(ä): 10321
Nephropedia Template TP
gab.com Text
Twit Text FOAVip
Twit Text #
English Wikipedia
Punitive preferences, monetary incentives and tacit coordination in the
punishment of defectors promote cooperation in humans
#MMPMID25988875
Diekmann A
; Przepiorka W
Sci Rep
2015[May]; 5
(ä): 10321
PMID25988875
show ga
Peer-punishment is effective in promoting cooperation, but the costs associated
with punishing defectors often exceed the benefits for the group. It has been
argued that centralized punishment institutions can overcome the detrimental
effects of peer-punishment. However, this argument presupposes the existence of a
legitimate authority and leaves an unresolved gap in the transition from
peer-punishment to centralized punishment. Here we show that the origins of
centralized punishment could lie in individuals' distinct ability to punish
defectors. In our laboratory experiment, we vary the structure of the punishment
situation to disentangle the effects of punitive preferences, monetary
incentives, and individual punishment costs on the punishment of defectors. We
find that actors tacitly coordinate on the strongest group member to punish
defectors, even if the strongest individual incurs a net loss from punishment.
Such coordination leads to a more effective and more efficient provision of a
cooperative environment than we observe in groups of all equals. Our results show
that even an arbitrary assignment of an individual to a focal position in the
social hierarchy can trigger the endogenous emergence of more centralized forms
of punishment.