Jarrod and Katie Are Playing a Game Involving Repeated Iterations

question 98

Multiple Choice

Jarrod and Katie are playing a game involving repeated iterations of a simultaneous-move prisoner's dilemma.In each round,both Jarrod and Katie choose either "cooperate" or "defect." Neither Jarrod nor Katie knows when the game will end.If Jarrod believes that Katie will be playing tit-for-tat:

• A) he will maximize his payoffs by defecting in every round.
• B) cooperation will be impossible to maintain regardless of the strategy he plays.
• C) cooperation might be possible if he also plays tit-for-tat.
• D) cooperation might be possible if he plays a strategy where he defects in every round.
• E) cooperation might be possible if he plays a strategy where he defects in the first round, cooperates in the second round, and defects in every other round.

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