(Figure: Prisoners' Dilemma for Thelma and Louise) Use Figure: Prisoners' Dilemma for Thelma and Louise.Thelma and Louise are arrested and jailed for murder.Given the payoff matrix in the figure,the Nash equilibrium behavior is for Thelma _ and Louise _.

A) to confess;not to confess
B) to confess;to confess
C) not to confess;to confess
D) not to confess;not to confess

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(Figure: Prisoners' Dilemma for Thelma and Louise) Use Figure: Prisoners' Dilemma for Thelma and Louise.Thelma and Louise are arrested and jailed for murder.Given the payoff matrix in the figure,the Nash equilibrium behavior is for Thelma _____ and Louise _____.

A) to confess;not to confess
B) to confess;to confess
C) not to confess;to confess
D) not to confess;not to confess

Filip Duric · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  In a Prisoner's Dilemma, the Nash equilibrium occurs when each player chooses the strategy that maximizes their payoff given the strategy of the other player. In this case, both Thelma and Louise have a dominant strategy to confess, as confessing provides a better outcome for each, regardless of the other's choice. This leads to both confessing being the Nash equilibrium.

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