The "Prisoner's Dilemma" Game Is an Excellent Vehicle for Studying

question 171

Multiple Choice

The "prisoner's dilemma" game is an excellent vehicle for studying social conflicts in the laboratory because __________.

• A) the rules of the game pit self-interest against looking out for someone else's interest.
• B) researchers control the strategies participants use.
• C) there is one and only one right answer to the problem.
• D) there are clear winners and clear losers, and thus reliable dependent variable measures.

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