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What does the Prisoners’ Dilemma game demonstrate?

Correct answer A. Players are better off if they co-operate

Explanation

Each prisoner's dominant strategy is to confess, yet both end up worse off than if they had both stayed silent. Joint co-operation would give a better outcome for both, which is hard to sustain.

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