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A COMMON FRAMEWORK FOR THEORIES OF NORM COMPLIANCE

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 December 2018

Adam Morris  and
Fiery Cushman
Adam Morris
Affiliation:
Psychology, Harvard University
Fiery Cushman
Affiliation:
Psychology, Harvard University
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Abstract:

Humans often comply with social norms, but the reasons why are disputed. Here, we unify a variety of influential explanations in a common decision framework, and identify the precise cognitive variables that norms might alter to induce compliance. Specifically, we situate current theories of norm compliance within the reinforcement learning framework, which is widely used to study value-guided learning and decision-making. This framework offers an appealingly precise language to distinguish between theories, highlights the various points of convergence and divergence, and suggests novel ways in which norms might penetrate our psychology.

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normsreinforcement learningcompliancecognitive psychologyvaluedecision-making
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Social Philosophy and Policy , Volume 35 , Issue 1 , Summer 2018 , pp. 101 - 127
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Copyright © Social Philosophy and Policy Foundation 2018 

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We thank Jonathan Phillips and other members of the Moral Psychology Research Lab for their advice and assistance. This research was supported by Grant N00014-14-1-0800 from the Office of Naval Research.

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