The Daycare Fine Paradox
A daycare center was having a problem with parents arriving late to pick up their children. To solve this, they introduced a small fine for every 15 minutes a parent was late. Contrary to their expectations, the number of late pickups increased after the fine was introduced. Based on principles of group behavior, explain the likely psychological mechanism behind this counter-intuitive result.
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