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Is undisciplined behavior antithetical to cooperation, or is it part and parcel of it?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 October 2023

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Kristen L. Syme*
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Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Social Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands. k.l.syme@vu.nl
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Abstract

This commentary raises three points in response to the target article. First, what appear to be victimless behaviors in highly individualistic, post-industrial societies might have a direct impact on group members in small-scale societies. Second, many societies show marked tolerance or ambivalence toward intemperate behavior. Third, undisciplined behavior is not antithetical to cooperation but can be used to cooperative ends.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 46 , 2023 , e315
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press

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