Which of the Following Is False

question 41

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is false?

• A) Government can remove individuals from a prisoner's dilemma setting and make them better off.
• B) In a prisoner's dilemma setting, it is impossible for the government to define and enforce property rights that the individuals involved in the setting want to have defined and enforced.
• C) As long as government charges each individual in a prisoner's dilemma setting a tax that is less than the gain received by being removed from the setting, then government has made the individuals better off.
• D) Depending upon the amount of the tax charged to each individual in a prisoner's dilemma setting, the government can make both persons better off, both persons worse off, or one person better off and the other person worse off.

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Definitions:

Social Inhibition

Not expressing emotions that risk others’ disapproval; overlaps with introversion.

Reluctance

The feeling of hesitancy or unwillingness to do something.

Disapproval

The act of expressing an unfavorable opinion about something or someone, often leading to social or personal consequences.

Longitudinal Study

A study that collects data on the same people at more than one time.