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Temporal characteristics of the influence of punishment on perceptual decision making in the human brain [PDF]
, 2013 Perceptual decision making is the process by which information from sensory systems is combined and used to influence our behavior. In addition to the sensory input, this process can be affected by other factors, such as reward and punishment for correct
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Punishment sensitivity predicts the impact of punishment on cognitive control [PDF]
, 2013 Cognitive control theories predict enhanced conflict adaptation after punishment. However, no such effect was found in previous work. In the present study, we demonstrate in a flanker task how behavioural adjustments following punishment signals are ...
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Corporal punishment and youth externalizing behavior in Santiago, Chile [PDF]
, 2012 OBJECTIVES: Corporal punishment is still widely practiced around the globe, despite the large body of child development research that substantiates its short- and long-term consequences.
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SSRN Electronic Journal, 2014 zbMATH Open Web Interface contents unavailable due to conflicting licenses.
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Communication, Expression, and the Justification of Punishment [PDF]
, 2014 Some philosophers (Duff, Hampton) conceive of punishment as a way of communicating a message to the punished and argue that this communicative function justifies the harm of punishment.
Engen, Andy
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SSRN Electronic Journal, 2009 This paper argues that the “Economics of Crime” concentrates too much on punishment as a means of preventing crime, which is unwise for several reasons. There are important instances in which punishment simply cannot reduce crime. Several feasible alternatives to punishment exist, such as offering positive incentives or handing out awards for law ...
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Nature, 2008 A key aspect of human behaviour is cooperation. We tend to help others even if costs are involved. We are more likely to help when the costs are small and the benefits for the other person significant. Cooperation leads to a tension between what is best for the individual and what is best for the group.
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Incomplete Punishment Networks in Public Goods Games: Experimental Evidence [PDF]
, 2015 Abundant evidence suggests that high levels of contributions to public goods can be sustained through self-governed monitoring and sanctioning.
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Adam Smith and the theory of punishment [PDF]
, 2012 A distinctive theory of punishment plays a central role in Smith's moral and legal theory. According to this theory, we regard the punishment of a crime as deserved only to the extent that an impartial spectator would go along with the actual or supposed
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Paternalism as Punishment [PDF]
Utilitas, 2020 AbstractIn this article, I argue that even if we hold that at least some paternalistic behaviour is impermissible when directed towards innocent persons, in certain cases, the same behaviour is permissible when directed towards criminal offenders. I also defend the claim that in some cases it is morally preferable to behave paternalistically towards ...
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