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Why People Punish Defectors
Journal of Theoretical Biology · 2001 · Vol. 208(1) · pp. 79–89
Joseph Henrich✉(University of Michigan–Ann Arbor)Robert Boyd
Evolutionary Game Theory and CooperationExperimental Behavioral Economics StudiesLanguage and cultural evolutionCultural transmission in animalsConformistPunishment (psychology)Prosocial behaviorPopulationStochastic gameSelection (genetic algorithm)Social psychologyKin selectionGroup selection
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Cooperative BehaviorCultural EvolutionHumansModels, PsychologicalPunishmentSocial Conformity
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