Because the players are prevented from cooperating, each player in a prisoners' dilemma game has a dominant strategy that leaves ________ than if they could cooperate.
A) them both worse off
B) them both better off
C) the first player to confess better off and the other player worse off
D) the first player to confess worse off and the other player better off

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In a prisoners' dilemma game, the lack of cooperation leads to both players choosing their dominant strategy, which results in an outcome where both are worse off than if they had cooperated. This is because the dominant strategy, while rational for each player individually, leads to a collectively suboptimal outcome.

Because the Players Are Prevented from Cooperating, Each Player in a Prisoners