In the prisoner’s dilemma, someone usually confesses in order to ______.

a. avoid the worst possible outcome
b. gain the best possible outcome
c. help a partner get the best possible outcome
d. help a partner avoid the worst possible outcome

a. avoid the worst possible outcome

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Use the expected payoffs from the two previous questions to calculate the critical probability at which the Regime will choose to hold elections rather than cancel them. (i.e., find the value of p such that the Regime’s payoff from canceling elections is exactly the same as its payoff from holding elections.)



A. p = 0.5
B. p = 0.66
C. p = 0.75
D. p = 0.8

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The textbook authors argue that the right to privacy ______.

A. is an unaffordable luxury in an era of rising terrorist threats B. exists only in state laws and constitutions C. is explicitly provided for by the Third Amendment D. dovetails nicely with the founders' desire to establish a limited government

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