Research examining the effect of weak punishment on conformity indicates that punishment can backfire and lead to … of social norms and their interplay with weak punishment in the context of a trust game. Across six conditions, we … systematically vary the combination of existence of weak punishment and norm information. Norm information may refer either to what …

’ truth telling is absolute or depends on the size of a lie. In a laboratory experiment we compare punishment for different … violation ; punishment ; experiment …

A stream of research examining the effect of punishment on conformity indicates that punishment can backfire and lead … enforcement, enabling agents to justify selfish behavior. We address the question of punishment legitimacy by shedding light upon … the importance of social norms and their interplay with punishment. People are often presented with incomplete norm …

A stream of research examining the effect of punishment on conformity indicates that punishment can backfire and lead … a penalty and excuse their selfish behavior. We address the question of punishment legitimacy in our experiment by … shedding light upon the importance of social norms and their interplay with punishment mechanisms. We show that the separate …