Author Question: Under certain conditions, people will choose the cooperative option when playing the prisoner's ... (Read 201 times)

sjones · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Under certain conditions, people will choose the cooperative option when playing the prisoner's dilemma game. For example, when a player ________, that player will be more likely to play cooperatively.

a. expects to interact with his or her partner in the future
b. resolves the public good dilemma
c. punishes his or her partner after a competitive response
d. begins competitively and switches to cooperative responses

Question 2

You are playing a game against another person, and you have to choose an option without knowing what your partner will choose.

In this instance, you must choose how much money you will choose to contribute to a common pot versus keep in your own account when having X amount in the common pot would bring a benefit to you both. The situation you are in is known as a
a. prisoner's dilemma.
b. commons dilemma.
c. risky shift.
d. mindguard.