The So-Called Prisoner's Dilemma Is a Paradigm That Is Used

question 5

Multiple Choice

The so-called prisoner's dilemma is a paradigm that is used by social psychologists to study people's tendency to ____.

• A)compete with others versus cooperate with others
• B)hoard resources versus share resources
• C)engage in altruistic behaviour, when such behaviour comes at a cost to themselves
• D)experience empathy versus try to avoid situations that provoke empathy

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