Table 17-19.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 17-19.If John chooses Drive Straight,what will Paul choose to do and what will Paul's payoff equal?
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