A group of students is enrolled in both a math class and a psychology class. The teacher of each class wants to design the course to maximize the amount of study time students devote to the class that teacher is teaching. If both teachers develop their course syllabi without consulting the other and publish them on the first day of class, this scenario is closely related to a _____ game.
A) sequential-move
B) positive-sum
C) simultaneous-move
D) monopoly

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This scenario is closely related to a simultaneous-move game because both teachers make their decisions (design their course syllabi) at the same time without knowing the other's decision, similar to players in a simultaneous-move game making decisions without knowledge of the other player's moves.

A Group of Students Is Enrolled in Both a Math