A Game in Which Pursuing Dominant Strategies Results in Noncooperation

question 230

Multiple Choice

A game in which pursuing dominant strategies results in noncooperation that leaves all parties worse off is a

• A)prisoner's dilemma.
• B)cooperative equilibrium.
• C)first-price auction.
• D)zero-sum game.

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