A best response is ________.
A) one player's optimal action choice taken irrespective of the action of the other player
B) one player's optimal action choice taking the other player's action as given
C) an action choice that always results in a zero payoff to the opponent
D) an action choice that results in equal payoffs to all the players in a game

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A best response is a player's optimal action choice taking the other player's action as given. It is not necessarily the action that results in a zero payoff to the opponent or equal payoffs to all the players in a game. Therefore, the correct answer is B.

A Best Response Is ________