Which of the Following Strategies Would Be Most Successful in Producing

question 28

Multiple Choice

Which of the following strategies would be most successful in producing cooperation in a prisoner's dilemma game?

• A) Make competitive choices on each trial, regardless of what choice your opponent makes.
• B) Make cooperative choices on each trial, regardless of what choice your opponent makes.
• C) First make a competitive choice, and thereafter make the opposite response that your partner made on the prior trial.
• D) First make a cooperative choice, and thereafter make the same response that your partner made on the prior trial.

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