Category: Research and Studies
The latest findings, academic studies, or reports related to collective punishment, education, and behavioural psychology.
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How children evaluate collective and targeted punishment
A recent study explores how children perceive fairness in different forms of punishment. The research, conducted with children of varying ages, compares their reactions to collective punishment (where an entire group is punished for the actions of a few) versus targeted punishment (where only the individuals responsible face consequences). The findings reveal that children overwhelmingly view collective punishment as… Read more
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New research highlights the harmful effects of collective punishment on group relations
A study published in Political Psychology examines how collective punishment—punishing an entire group for the actions of a few—impacts intergroup relations. Researchers Mete Sefa Uysal, Sami Çoksan, and Thomas Kessler found that collective punishment: These findings, based on experiments in Turkey and Germany with over 2,000 participants, reveal that collective punishment not only fails to resolve conflicts… Read more