Punishment is slower than cooperation or defection in online network games

Punishment serves as a balancing force that dissuades people from acting selfishly, which complements cooperation as an essential characteristic for the prosperity of human societies. Past studies using economic games with two options (cooperation and defection) reported that cooperation decisions a...

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Published in:Scientific reports 2024-10, Vol.14 (1), p.23024-10, Article 23024
Main Authors: Dewey, George, Ando, Hiroyasu, Ikesu, Ryo, Brewer, Timothy F., Goto, Ryunosuke, Nishi, Akihiro
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