Two Prisoners Are Being Separately Interrogated by the Police

question 140

Multiple Choice

Two prisoners are being separately interrogated by the police. The prisoners must decide whether or not to confess to a crime. In the prisoner's dilemma the choice to confess is the _____ choice.

• A)cooperative
• B)competitive
• C)positively reinforcing
• D)negatively reinforcing

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Definitions:

Outgroup

A group to which an individual does not belong, often used in contrast with the "ingroup," or the group to which a person perceives they belong.

Illusory Correlation

A tendency to assume an association between two rare occurrences, such as being in a minority group and performing negative actions.

Minority Group

A demographic group that is smaller in numbers within a larger society and is often subjected to differing treatment or discrimination.

Negative Actions

Behaviors or deeds that have harmful, destructive, or undesirable outcomes.