The Following Payoff Matrix Shows the Outcomes for the US

question 48

Multiple Choice

The following payoff matrix shows the outcomes for the US and the USSR from relying on conventional weapons or atomic weapons.The percentages refer to the fraction of the population that would die if a war occurred under the two weapons strategies.Assume the payoff matrix is for 1945,shortly after the US had demonstrated the effectiveness of the atomic bomb in World War II,i.e. ,the example begins in the upper right cell where USA has atomic weapons and the USSR has only conventional weapons. $\begin{array}{c}\text { USSR }\\\text { USA }\begin{array}{|l|l|l|}\hline &{\text { Atomic Weapona }} & {\text { Conventional }} \\\hline \text { Atomis}& \text { In the USA, } 60 \% \text { would die, } & \text { In the USA S\% would die, } \\ \text { Wespons}&\text { In the USSR, } 60 \% \text { would die } & \text { In the USSR, } 90 \% \text { would die } \\\hline \text { Conventional}&\text { In the USA, } 90 \% \text { would die; } & \text { In the USA } 10 \% \text { would dies } \\&\text { In the USSR, } 5 \% \text { would die } & \text { In the USSR, } 10 \% \text { would die. } \\\hline\end{array}\end{array}$
Refer to the information given above.Suppose that a diplomat representing the USSR made the following statement to a diplomat representing the United States: "We will disarm all of our atomic weapons and not develop any new ones." That statement is:

• A) a credible promise because it would convince the United States to disarm as well.
• B) a credible promise because it contains a commitment device.
• C) a non-credible promise because mutual disarmament yields a worse outcome for both countries.
• D) a non-credible promise because of the commitment problem.

Define the working self-concept and its fluidity depending on social contexts.

Assess the impact of social and interpersonal contexts on self-concept and self-knowledge revision.

Identify the endowment effect and its influence on value perception.

Analyze the role of social environments in shaping and revising self-knowledge.

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Definitions:

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Role Modelling

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