Table 17-21 The Chicken Game Is Named for a Contest in Which

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Table 17-21
The Chicken Game is named for a contest in which drivers test their courage by driving straight at each other. John and Paul have a common interest to avoid crashing into each other, but they also have a personal, competing interest to not turn first to demonstrate their courage to those observing the contest. The payoff table for this situation is provided below. The payoffs are shown as (John, Paul) .
-Refer to Table 17-21. If Paul chooses Drive Straight, what will John choose to do and what will John's payoff equal?

• A)Turn, 5
• B)Drive Straight, 0
• C)Turn, 20
• D)Drive Straight, 5

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