The Essence of a Prisoner's Dilemma Setting Is That If

question 29

Multiple Choice

The essence of a prisoner's dilemma setting is that if both person A and person B do what is best for each of them,

• A) they end up in a position that is "the best" for each of them.
• B) they end up in a position that is "the worst" for each of them.
• C) one ends up in a position that is "the best" for him and the other ends in a position that is "the worst" for him.
• D) they end up in a position from which each would prefer to move away.
• E) none of the above

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