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Two siblings,Sarah and Tom are playing a simultaneous hit and tell game.Sarah can hit Tom or not and Tom can tattle on Sarah or not.Relative to no hitting and no tattling,if Sarah hits Tom,and he tattles they both experience a loss of 10.Not telling,gets Tom a bruise,a loss of 5 but Sarah gains 5.If he tattles untruthfully,he gets a gain of 5 and Sarah loses 5.If they get along,no one gets anything
-If Tom wants to not be hit,what strategy could he follow
A)Threaten to not tell
B)Always not tell
C)Threaten to tell
D)All of the above

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Two siblings,Sarah and Tom are playing a simultaneous hit and tell game.Sarah can hit Tom or not and Tom can tattle on Sarah or not.Relative to no hitting and no tattling,if Sarah hits Tom,and he tattles they both experience a loss of 10.Not telling,gets Tom a bruise,a loss of 5 but Sarah gains 5.If he tattles untruthfully,he gets a gain of 5 and Sarah loses 5.If they get along,no one gets anything
-​If Tom wants to not be hit,what strategy could he follow
A)​Threaten to not tell
B)Always not tell
C)Threaten to tell
D)​All of the above

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Tom threatening to tell if he gets hit is a strategy that could deter Sarah from hitting him to avoid the mutual loss of 10. Threatening to tell makes hitting Tom less appealing to Sarah, as it would result in a negative outcome for her as well. Threatening not to tell or always not telling would not deter Sarah from hitting him, as these actions do not present a negative consequence for her actions.

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Use the Following Case from Question