Suppose There Are Two Small Island Countries: Avarice,which Is Populated

question 91

Multiple Choice

Suppose there are two small island countries: Avarice,which is populated by people who are completely self-interested and Altruism,which is populated by people who have adopted social norms of generosity and cooperation.
Suppose residents of each island often play prisoner's dilemma games,always matched with a person from the same island,but not a person who they know or will play with again.If the same number of games is played,you would expect that:

• A)Avarice players will have higher average payoffs than Altruism players.
• B)players on both islands will quickly converge to playing the Nash Equilibrium all of the time.
• C)Altruism players will have higher average payoffs than Avarice players.
• D)players on both islands will quickly converge to the higher-payoff non Nash Equilibrium result.

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