People Do Not Usually Behave in a Noncooperative Fashion Even

question 41

Multiple Choice

People do not usually behave in a noncooperative fashion even when it is in their immediate interest to do so because

• A) they realize such behavior is immoral.
• B) they know there can be 2 winners.
• C) they know they will have repeated dealings with the other people.
• D) they understand the difficulties with game theory.

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