Scenario: Consider the Following Non-Cooperative, Simultaneous-Move Game Where Each Player

question 121

Multiple Choice

Scenario: Consider the following non-cooperative, simultaneous-move game where each player knows her own and her opponent's payoffs. This game is called the dating dilemma. Hayley and Jack are a couple deciding what to do on a Saturday afternoon in the summer. Hayley wants to go to the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) , while Jack wants to go to a New York Mets game. Neither Jack nor Hayley will derive any benefit from going to their preferred activity without their partner. The payoff matrix for this game is presented below.

-Refer to the scenario above.Suppose Hayley and Jack face this quandary repeatedly.What might each individual do when faced with repeated play of this game?

• A) Always choose their own preferred activity
• B) Always choose their partner's preferred activity
• C) Randomize their choice of their own and their partner's preferred activities
• D) None of the above

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