Under stress, an observer is more likely to help the victim than to punish the perpetrator (IMAGE)

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Under stress, an observer is more likely to help the victim than to punish the perpetrator

Caption

Acute stress decreased the third party’s willingness to punish the violator and the severity of the punishment, and increased their willingness to help the victim. Created with Adobe Illustrator.

Credit

Huagen Wang (CC-BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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