Punishment for unfair play depends on perceived agency and responsibility, not only on monetary outcome¶

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q2 i? In a study where some players freely chose donations and others followed written instructions, only those responsible for their actions were punished despite equal monetary loss. → Frith Chris D 2012

Evidence¶

Frith Chris D 2012¶

Frith Chris D. (2012). The role of metacognition in human social interactions. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2012.0123

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A study by Singer (as reviewed here) within an altruistic-punishment paradigm in which some players freely decided donations and others followed written instructions. The review reports that non-responsible players escaped punishment despite identical monetary loss.

"Even though the monetary loss was the same, the people who were not responsible for their actions were not punished."

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