Abstract
Research suggests that to restore equity, third parties prefer compensation of a victim over the punishment of a perpetrator. It remains unclear, however, whether this preference for compensation is stable or specific to certain situations. In six exper- imental studies, we find that adjustments in the characteristics of the situation or in the available behavioral options hardly modify the preference of compensation over punishment. This preference for compensation was found even in cases where pun- ishment might refrain a perpetrator from acting unfairly again in the future, and even when punishment has a greater impact in restoring equity than compensation does. Thus, the preference of compensation over punishment appears to be quite robust. Implications and ideas for future research are discussed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 333-351 |
Journal | Theory and Decision |
Volume | 85 |
Issue number | 3/4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Keywords
- Third party
- Preference
- Compensation
- Punishment
- Equity
- Injustice
- PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTANCE
- ALTRUISTIC PUNISHMENT
- 3RD-PARTY PUNISHMENT
- JUSTICE SENSITIVITY
- SOCIAL PREFERENCES
- COSTLY PUNISHMENT
- MECHANICAL TURK
- MORAL EMOTIONS
- FAIRNESS
- BEHAVIOR