What Is the Strategy We Would Expect from X and Y

question 24

Multiple Choice

What is the strategy we would expect from X and Y in the following prisoner's dilemma?                                     $\text { Prisoner Y }$

$\begin{array}{l}\begin{array} { l } &\text { confess} \\\text { Prisoner X } \\&\text { remain silent } \\\end{array}\begin{array} {| l| l|} \hline {\text { confess }} & {\text { remain silent }} \\\hline 10 \text { years each } & \begin{array}{l}\text { 0 years for } \mathrm{X} \\30 \text { years for } \mathrm{Y}\end{array} \\\hline \begin{array}{l}\text { 0 years for } \mathrm{Y} \\30 \text { years for } \mathrm{X}\end{array} & \text { 2 years for each } \\\hline\end{array}\end{array}$

• A)Both prisoners to remain silent
• B)Both prisoners will confess
• C)There is no single predictable strategy
• D)X will confess.Y will remain silent

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