The Political Scientist Robert Axelrod Once Held a Computer Tournament

question 16

Short Answer

The political scientist Robert Axelrod once held a computer tournament designed to determine the most successful prisoner's dilemma strategy (the strategy that would win most often for the longest period of time). The winning strategy was called ________________.

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Definitions:

Guilty

The feeling of responsibility or remorse for some offense, crime, wrong, whether real or imagined.

Cognitive Functioning

Encompasses mental processes such as perception, memory, thinking, and problem-solving.

Perceptual Sensitivity

The ability to notice or be aware of small changes in one's environment through the senses.

Basic Facts

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