In the Prisoner's Dilemma, People Often Make a Self-Defeating Decision

question 63

Multiple Choice

In the Prisoner's Dilemma, people often make a self-defeating decision because

• A) the choices offered to one person are much more generous than those offered to another person.
• B) what seems personally beneficial to each person is harmful to the group.
• C) the choices and their probable consequences are not explained until after the person chooses.
• D) the choices and their probable consequences are stated in a complex, confusing way.

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Definitions:

Conventional Level

Kohlberg’s second level of moral development, in which right and wrong are based on the internalized standards of others; “right” is whatever helps or is approved of by others, or whatever is consistent with the laws of society.

Maintaining Social

The act of preserving social relationships and networks through communication and activities that foster connections.

Conventional Level

A stage in Kohlberg's theory of moral development where an individual's moral reasoning is based on conforming to social rules and expectations.

Moral Reasoning

The process by which individuals make decisions about what is right and wrong based on values and principles.