Reward and punishment in social dilemmas / edited by Paul A.M. Van Lange, Bettina Rockenbach, Toshio Yamagishi.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lange, Paul A. M. van.

Rockenbach, Bettina.

Yamagishi, Toshio, 1948-2018.

Series:

Series in human cooperation

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cooperativeness.

Reward (Psychology).

Punishment.

Incentive (Psychology).

Social interaction.

Physical Description:

xiii, 239 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2014]

Summary:

One of the key scientific challenges is the puzzle of human cooperation. Why do people cooperate? Why do people help strangers, even sometimes at a Major cost to themselves? Why do people want to punish others who violate norms and undermine collective interests?, Reward and punishment is a classic theme in research on social dilemmas. More recently, it has received considerable attention from scientists working in various disciplines such as economics, neuroscience, and psychology. We know now that reward and punishment can promote cooperation in so-called public good dilemmas, where people need to decide how much from their personal resources to contribute to the public good. Clearly, enjoying the contributions of others while not contributing is tempting. Punishment (and reward) are effective in reducing free-riding. Yet the recent explosion of research has also triggered many questions. For example, who can reward and punish most effectively? Is punishment effective in any culture? What are the emotions that accompany reward and punishment? Even if reward and punishment are effective, are they also efficient - knowing that rewards and punishment are costly to administer? How can sanctioning systems be best organized to reduce free-riding? The chapters in this book, the first in a series on human cooperation, explore the workings of reward and punishment, how they should be organized, and their functions in society, thereby providing a synthesis of the psychology, economics, and neuroscience of human cooperation. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Reward and Punishment in Social Dilemmas: An Introduction / Paul A. M. Van Lange Lange, Paul A. M. Van, Bettina Rockenbach Rockenbach, Bettina, Toshio Yamagishi Yamagishi, Toshio 1

Part 1 The Workings of Reward and Punishment

2 When Punishment Supports Cooperation: Insights from Voluntary Contribution Experiments / Louis Putterman Putterman, Louis 17

3 How (and When) Reward and Punishment Promote Cooperation: An Interdependence Theoretical Perspective / Daniel Balliet Balliet, Daniel, Paul A. M. Van Lange Lange, Paul A. M. Van 34

4 Regulating the Regulation: Norms about Punishment / Pontus Strimling Strimling, Pontus, Kimmo Eriksson Eriksson, Kimmo 52

5 For the Common Good? The Use of Sanctions in Social Dilemmas / Eric Van Dijk Dijk, Eric Van, Laetitia B. Mulder Mulder, Laetitia B., Erik W. De Kwaadsteniet Kwaadsteniet, Erik W. De 70

Part 2 The Organization of Reward and Punishment

6 Promoting Cooperation: The Distribution of Reward and Punishment Power / Daniele Nosenzo Nosenzo, Daniele, Martin R. Sefton Sefton, Martin R. 87

7 Broadening the Motivation to Cooperate: Revisiting the Role of Sanctions in Social Dilemmas / Xiao-Ping Chen Chen, Xiao-Ping, Carolyn T. Dang Dang, Carolyn T., Fong Keng-Highberger Keng-Highberger, Fong 115

8 Leadership, Reward and Punishment in Sequential Public Goods Experiments / Matthias Sutter Sutter, Matthias, M. Fernanda Rivas Rivas, M. Fernanda 133

Part 3 The Functions of Reward and Punishment In Society

9 Social Decision-making in Childhood and Adolescence / Eveline A. Crone Crone, Eveline A., Geert-Jan Will Will, Geert-Jan, Sandy Overgaauw Overgaauw, Sandy, Berna Güroglu Güroglu, Berna 161

10 Why Sanction? Functional Causes of Punishment and Reward / Pat Barclay Barclay, Pat, Toko Kiyonari Kiyonari, Toko 182

11 Self-governance Through Altruistic Punishment? / Nikos Nikiforakis Nikiforakis, Nikos 197

12 Beyond Kin: Cooperation in a Tribal Society / Pierre Lienard Lienard, Pierre 214.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780199300730

0199300739

0199300747

9780199300747

OCLC:

861274020