Suppose a Player in a Game Has a Dominant Strategy

question 53

Multiple Choice

Suppose a player in a game has a dominant strategy, but they threaten to take another action. Can this threat be credible?

• A) No, such threats are never credible to other rational players.
• B) No, if the player has a dominant strategy, they must take this action.
• C) Yes, if they can link the current game to another bargaining problem in which their joint strategy for the combined games is rational.
• D) Yes, dominant strategies may not always yield the highest payoffs.

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