Consider the Game Known as the Prisoner's Dilemma

question 26

Multiple Choice

Consider the game known as the Prisoner's Dilemma.What's the dilemma?

• A) By both not confessing,both get to the cooperative solution and minimize time in prison.
• B) By both confessing,both get to the noncooperative solution and both serve significant time in prison.
• C) As a group,they are better off cooperating by not confessing,but each player has an incentive to be first to confess in a double cross.
• D) The problem is that the spies should never have been caught; they should move to Rio.

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