The urge to punish is not only about revenge – unfairness can unleash it, too
Unfairness alone is upsetting enough to drive people to punish lucky recipients of unfair outcomes.
Paul Deutchman, PhD Candidate in Psychology, Boston College
• conversation
Sept. 30, 2020 • ~6 min
Sept. 30, 2020 • ~6 min
Tags: morality psychology inequality competition motivation behavioral-economics evolutionary-psychology psychology-research fairness morals punishment justice deterrence stealing moral-outrage theft inequity social-inequity
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