Gossip and ostracism promote cooperation in groups
Feinberg, Willer and Schultz, Psychological Science 25(3), 2014, 656-664. Participants readily shared reputational information about group members and recipients used it to selectively ostracise people who had acted selfishly, helping members contribute to a public good and reducing exploitation; ostracised individuals then cooperated at levels similar to non-ostracised members.
Feinberg, Willer and Schultz, Psychological Science 25(3), 2014, 656-664. Participants readily shared reputational information about group members and recipients used it to selectively ostracise people who had acted selfishly, helping members contribute to a public good and reducing exploitation; ostracised individuals then cooperated at levels similar to non-ostracised members.
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Feinberg, M., Willer, R., & Schultz, M. (2014). Gossip and ostracism promote cooperation in groups. Psychological Science, 25(3), 656-664. doi:10.1177/0956797613510184 https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797613510184