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Page 46
... less commendably - read- ing . We try to gain credit by inventing less compelling reasons for our conduct . We " save face " by attribut- ing our behavior to less visible or less powerful causes - by behaving , for example , as if we ...
... less commendably - read- ing . We try to gain credit by inventing less compelling reasons for our conduct . We " save face " by attribut- ing our behavior to less visible or less powerful causes - by behaving , for example , as if we ...
Page 57
... less common or even absent , and up to a point they have done so . But punitive sanctions are still common . People still control each other more often through censure or blame than commendation or praise , the military and the police ...
... less common or even absent , and up to a point they have done so . But punitive sanctions are still common . People still control each other more often through censure or blame than commendation or praise , the military and the police ...
Page 59
... less likely to be punished . We reduce natural punishing contin- gencies when we repair a broken stairway so that we are less likely to fall , and we weaken punitive social contingencies by associating with more tolerant friends . Still ...
... less likely to be punished . We reduce natural punishing contin- gencies when we repair a broken stairway so that we are less likely to fall , and we weaken punitive social contingencies by associating with more tolerant friends . Still ...
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