Which of the Following Represents a Nash Equilibrium in the Hawk-Dove

question 42

Multiple Choice

Which of the following represents a Nash equilibrium in the hawk-dove game? Assume that the cost of a fight is greater than the benefit of the resource that is being fought over.

• A) Both players always play dove.
• B) Both players always play hawk.
• C) Player 1 always plays hawk, player 2 always plays dove; both players know each other's role (player 1 or player 2) before the encounter.
• D) Player 1 always plays hawk, while player 2 plays hawk some of the time and dove some of the time.

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