If Cheaters Could Be Immediately Detected, Cooperators Would Only Deal

question 26

Multiple Choice

If cheaters could be immediately detected, cooperators would only deal with other cooperators, and cheaters would die out. But if cheaters were to die out, so would the ability to detect cheaters. Thus, cheater and cooperator aspects of individual behaviors have remained in a form of dynamic tension, which can be called forth depending on _____.

• A) environmental conditions
• B) genetic predispositions
• C) personal aspirations
• D) societal norms

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