Social Sciences
8 years ago

Designated solitary punishers sustain human cooperation and increase group profits.

Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
Constraining free riding in public goods games: designated solitary punishers can sustain human cooperation
Rick O’Gorman, Joseph Henrich, Mark van Vugt

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The study looked at how to make people cooperate better in groups. They found that when one person is in charge of punishing bad behavior, cooperation increases a lot. This means that having a designated punisher can help groups work together better and make more money. This shows that leadership and responsibility for punishment can play a big role in making people act selflessly in groups.