Scenario: Vladimir and Alphonso Are Collectors of Toy Story Figurines $\frac{1}{2}$

question 46

Multiple Choice

Scenario: Vladimir and Alphonso are collectors of Toy Story figurines. Each has six dollar bills to spend on three figurines-Sheriff Woody, Buzz Lightyear, and Jessie-that are put up for auction where Vlad and Alph are the only bidders. They simultaneously and independently write down their bids, in whole numbers adding up to $6, for the three figurines and give them to the auctioneer. Whoever wrote the higher number for a figurine wins it. For example, if Vlad bids ($3, $1, $2) , meaning $3 for Sheriff Woody, $1 for Buzz Lightyear, and $2 for Jessie, and Alph bids ($2, $3, $1) , then Vlad wins Sheriff Woody and Jessie, while Alph wins Buzz Lightyear. If there is a tie, then a fair coin is flipped to determine the winner so that each bidder has 50 percent chance of winning a figurine. Vlad and Alph consider this case as "winning" a $\frac{1}{2}$ figurine. Vlad and Alph care only about how many more, or less, figurines they win compared to the other.
-Refer to the scenario above.This game is an example of ________.

• A) the prisoners' dilemma
• B) a non-zero-sum game
• C) a zero-sum game
• D) the tragedy of commons

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Definitions:

Homework

Activities or assignments given to clients by therapists to practice or reflect upon outside of therapy sessions to reinforce learning or achieve specific therapy goals.

Directive Approach

A therapeutic strategy where the therapist provides explicit suggestions or guidance to clients about how to think or behave.

Selective Abstraction

A cognitive distortion that involves focusing only on certain negative details of an event while ignoring other positive information.

Dichotomous Thinking

A cognitive distortion involving seeing situations in two categories, such as all good or all bad, without acknowledging the complexity or the spectrum in between.