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Figure: Prisoners' Dilemma for Thelma and Louise
-(Figure: Prisoners' Dilemma for Thelma and Louise) Look at the Figure Prisoners' Dilemma for Thelma and Louise. Thelma and Louise are arrested and jailed for murder. Given the payoff matrix in the figure, the optimal behavior for Thelma and Louise to minimize their joint sentence is for Thelma _____ and for 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 
-(Figure: Prisoners' Dilemma for Thelma and Louise) Look at the Figure Prisoners' Dilemma for Thelma and Louise. Thelma and Louise are arrested and jailed for murder. Given the payoff matrix in the figure, the optimal behavior for Thelma and Louise to minimize their joint sentence is for Thelma _____ and for 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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In the Prisoner's Dilemma, the optimal strategy to minimize joint sentences is for both parties not to confess, as this leads to the least severe collective outcome.

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