Talk:Reciprocity (social psychology)

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Should there be some mention of autism in this article, as one of the required criteria for autism is a lack of social reciprocity? 24.117.64.95 (talk) 05:50, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

The Japanese word for 'Thank You' is 'arigato,' 'sumimasen' is a formal way to say 'excuse me,' or 'I am sorry,' when apologizing for something minor like breaking the a glass or spilling water on someone. Therefore discrediting the example. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 144.160.98.31 (talk) 23:35, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

This is a strange wording, please consider revising:

If a sufficient proportion of the population interprets the breaking of a social norm by another as a hostile action and if these people are willing to take (potentially costly) action to punish the rule-breaker then this can maintain the norm in the absence of formal sanctions. The punishing action may range from negative words to complete social ostracism.

the population interprets the breaking of a social norm by another as a hostile action

All of this is unclear...revise revise...or else I would think that it would say if 1 person out of a group of two thinks the other one is giving me the finger is an invitation to give her a punch if nobodu knew it because she is mute...

I do no not get the consequences...do you :-O) 85.81.121.107 (talk) 11:34, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

Freerider

People who are unable/unwilling to reciprocate social behaviours are labelled in this article as "free riders" with a link given to an economist's definition of said phrase. This is an incredibly vague definition and no sources are given. Reeks to me of prejudice and lack of understanding of the subject matter. Please revise.

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