Which of the Following Statements About the Prisoner's Dilemma Is

question 217

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the prisoner's dilemma is false?

• A)The prisoner's dilemma in a one-shot game leads to a noncooperative, equilibrium outcome.
• B)The prisoner's dilemma in repeated games could lead to cooperation especially if there is some enforcement mechanism that punishes a player who does not cooperate.
• C)Players caught in a prisoner's dilemma act in selfish ways that lead to an equilibrium that is sub-optimal.
• D)The prisoner's dilemma game can never reach a Nash equilibrium as long as players do not cooperate.

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