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SUBMITTER: Brethel-Haurwitz KM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4704064 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Brethel-Haurwitz Kristin M KM Stoycos Sarah A SA Cardinale Elise M EM Huebner Bryce B Marsh Abigail A AA
Scientific reports 20160107
In the Ultimatum Game (UG), incurring a cost to punish inequity is commonly termed altruistic punishment. This behaviour is thought to benefit others if the defector becomes more equitable in future interactions. However, clear connections between punishment in the UG and altruistic behaviours outside the laboratory are lacking. We tested the altruistic punishment hypothesis in a sample of extraordinarily altruistic adults, predicting that if punishing inequity is predictive of altruism more bro ...[more]