In a two-person repeated game, a tit-for-tat strategy starts with:
A)non-cooperation and then each player pursues his or her own self-interest
B)cooperation and then each player is unresponsive to the strategic moves of the other player
C)non-cooperation and then each player cooperates when the other player demonstrates a desire for the cooperative solution
D)cooperation and then each player mimics the other player's last move

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A tit-for-tat strategy in repeated games starts with cooperation and then continues by replicating the other player's previous action. This means if the other player cooperated in the last round, the tit-for-tat player will cooperate in the next round, and if the other player defected (did not cooperate), the tit-for-tat player will also defect in the next round.

In a Two-Person Repeated Game, a Tit-For-Tat Strategy Starts With