The psychology of state punishment

J Wylie, CPY Chiu, NM Dakin… - European Journal of …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT A significant amount of punishment that happens in society is state punishment,
that is, third‐party punishment carried out by an organized political community in response …

[PDF][PDF] Learning Loopholes: The Development of Intentional Misunderstandings in Children

S Bridgers, K Parece, I Iwasaki, A Broski, L Schulz… - files.osf.io
What do children do when they do not want to obey but cannot afford to disobey? Might they,
like adults, feign misunderstanding and seek out loopholes? Across four studies (N= 733; …

[PDF][PDF] How to tell if a rule was broken: The role of codification, norms, morality, and legitimacy

Rules are essential for the successful coordination of large-scale societies, with official,
codified rules (eg, laws) proscribing behaviors for everyone in their jurisdiction. These rules …