Motives of altruistic punishment

doi:10.3724/SP.J.1042.2020.01901

Abstract

Abstract:

The altruistic punishment is proposed as an important mechanism for the existence of social norms. The motives for punishing altruistically, however, are not entirely altruistic from the individual perspective. In addition to maintaining the principle of fairness, the pursuit of a good reputation, the aversion of potential losses, or the elimination of negative emotions also drive, to varying degrees, altruistic punishment. In addition, the sensitivity to the amount and form of sanction costs also shows that strategic motivations based on the cost-benefit principle play a significant role in driving altruistic punishment. Further exploration of the interaction between different motivations in the implementation of altruistic punishment is an important issue that deserves more attention in the future research.

Key words: altruistic punishment, punishment motive, fairness principle, reputation, punishment cost

CLC Number:

B849: C91

CHEN Sijing, YANG Shasha. Motives of altruistic punishment[J]. Advances in Psychological Science, 2020, 28(11): 1901-1910.

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