What Is a Prisoner's Dilemma

question 174

Multiple Choice

What is a prisoner's dilemma?

• A)a game that involves no dominant strategies
• B)a game in which prisoners are stumped because they cannot communicate with each other
• C)a game in which players act in rational, self-interested ways that leave everyone worse off
• D)a game in which players collude to outfox authorities

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Definitions:

Union Army

The land force that fought for the Northern states during the American Civil War against the Confederate Army of the Southern states.

Military Service

Employment in the armed forces of a country, including duties in defense, operations, and possibly combat, either as a voluntary career or through conscription.

Border States

Refers to the slave states that did not secede from the Union during the American Civil War, namely Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri.

Emancipation Proclamation

A historic executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 that declared the freedom of all enslaved people in Confederate states.