Receiving Applause "From the Right": Punishing Freeriding is Socially Rewarded by Those High in Right-Wing Authoritarianism

  • Hönig, L. (Speaker)
  • Richard Rau (Contributor)
  • Mitja Back (Contributor)
  • Michael Paul Grosz (Contributor)

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science

Description

This study examines how individuals gain social status by punishing freeriders in small groups. In a behavioral experiment with 667 participants playing an incentivized public goods game, we found that punishers were granted more status when peers scored high on RWA.
Period17 Oct 2025
Event titleDGPs Congress 2024
Event typeConference
LocationVienna, AustriaShow on map

Keywords

  • right-wing authoritarianism
  • freeriding
  • punishment
  • social status
  • public goods game