A Behaviourist Would Conceptualize the Prisoner's Dilemma as a Situation

question 154

Multiple Choice

A behaviourist would conceptualize the prisoner's dilemma as a situation in which person A's decision to cooperate or not with person B produces:

• A)maximal reinforcement only if person B fails to cooperate.
• B)negative reinforcement if person A cooperates and person B does not.
• C)reinforcement or punishment based on person B's behaviour.
• D)positive or negative reinforcement based on person B's behaviour.

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