Understanding the Prisoner's Dilemma

Understanding the Prisoner's Dilemma

Assessment

Interactive Video

Moral Science

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Jennifer Brown

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the Prisoner's Dilemma, what happens if both individuals choose to remain silent?

One serves six years, the other goes free.

They both receive full immunity.

They both serve six years in prison.

They each serve one year in prison.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main difference between cooperative and non-cooperative game theory?

Non-cooperative games require forming teams.

Non-cooperative games are competitive.

Cooperative games focus on individual gains.

Cooperative games involve betrayal.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a key factor that makes the Prisoner's Dilemma a non-cooperative game?

The players act in their own self-interest.

The players form a team.

The players have a shared goal.

The players can communicate freely.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did communication change the outcome of the Cuban Missile Crisis according to game theory?

It allowed for a compromise to be reached.

It led to a mutually assured destruction.

It increased the chances of a nuclear war.

It resulted in a Soviet victory.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which field does NOT typically use game theory to model behavior?

Literature

Biology

Economics

Computer Science