Table 16-18 The Chicken Game Is Named for a Contest in Which

question 6

Multiple Choice

Table 16-18
The Chicken Game is named for a contest in which drivers test their courage by driving straight at each other. John and Paul have a common interest to avoid crashing into each other, but they also have a personal, competing interest to not turn first to demonstrate their courage to those observing the contest. The payoff table for this situation is provided below. The payoffs are shown as (John, Paul) .

-Refer to Table 16-18.If John chooses Turn,what will Paul choose to do and what will Paul's payoff equal?

• A)Turn, 10
• B)Drive Straight, 20
• C)Turn, 5
• D)Drive Straight, 0

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