Consider a Repeated Prisoner's Dilemma Game

question 34

Multiple Choice

Consider a repeated prisoner's dilemma game. The likelihood of a cooperative outcome rises when:

• A)they value payoffs in future periods much less than they value payoffs in the current period.
• B)Interactions between the players are frequent.
• C)Cheating is difficult to detect.
• D)The one-time gain from cheating is large in comparison to the eventual cost of cheating.

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