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Altruistic punishment: What field data can (and cannot) demonstrate.
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PMID:  22289322     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The rarity of altruistic punishment in small-scale societies should not be interpreted as evidence that altruistic punishment is not an important determinant of cooperation in general. While it is essential to collect field data on altruistic punishment, this kind of data has limitations. Laboratory experiments can help shed light on the role of altruistic punishment "in the wild."
Authors:
Nikos Nikiforakis
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Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Behavioral and brain sciences     Volume:  35     ISSN:  1469-1825     ISO Abbreviation:  Behav Brain Sci     Publication Date:  2012 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-01-31     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7808666     Medline TA:  Behav Brain Sci     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  32-3     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Economics, University of Melbourne, 3010 Victoria, Australia. n.nikiforakis@unimelb.edu.au http://www.economics.unimelb.edu.au/staff/nikosn/
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