Much of the Research on Conflict Involves Asking Volunteers to Play

question 93

Multiple Choice

Much of the research on conflict involves asking volunteers to play games that simulate conflict,such as the prisoner's dilemma game.According to the text,these games

• A)have so little to do with real conflict situations that the results tell us next to nothing about what causes conflict.
• B)yield valid findings only when participants play for real stakes,such as money.
• C)suggest that always cooperating with others is the best strategy for achieving long-term success.
• D)capture the essence of real-world social dilemmas,but on a smaller scale.

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Ecological Fallacy

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Exception Fallacy

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