Norm Compliance. The Prescriptive Power of Normative Actions

Journal title PARADIGMI
Author/s Giulia Andrighetto, Cristiano Castelfranchi
Publishing Year 2013 Issue 2013/2
Language Italian Pages 12 P. 139-150 File size 106 KB
DOI 10.3280/PARA2013-002011
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In this paper, we propose a cognitive analysis to shed light on the link between social norms and normative acts. Understanding the link between social norms and action requires a study of how norms are represented in the mind of individuals and of the mechanisms allowing the generation of these mental representations. The proposed analysis allows us also to highlight an interesting consequence of normative acts, which is usually overlooked: their power to favour the communication and subsequent diffusion of norms.

Keywords: Behavioural communication, cognitive modelling, expectations, normative influencing, norms, punishment.

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Giulia Andrighetto, Cristiano Castelfranchi, Norm Compliance. The Prescriptive Power of Normative Actions in "PARADIGMI" 2/2013, pp 139-150, DOI: 10.3280/PARA2013-002011