In an FMRI Study of the Prisoner's Dilemma, Rilling Et

question 12

Multiple Choice

In an fMRI study of the Prisoner's Dilemma, Rilling et al. (2008) compared unreciprocated cooperation (you cooperate, opponent defects) relative to mutual cooperation. What did they find?

• A) Unreciprocated cooperation (relative to mutual cooperation) activates the ventral striatum.
• B) Mutual cooperation (relative to unreciprocated cooperation) activates the amygdala and insula.
• C) Unreciprocated cooperation (relative to mutual cooperation) activates the amygdala and insula.
• D) Mutual cooperation (relative to unreciprocated cooperation) activates the ventral striatum.

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