Consider the following game between two players. Player 1 has two possible actions: $U$ or $D$. Player 2 has two possible actions: $L$ or $R$. They payoffs to each strategy profile are as follows: $\{U, L\}=\{3,4\},\{U, R\}=\{2,3\},\{D, L\}=\{4,4\}$, and $\{D, R\}=\{5,2\}$. Player 1 has a dominant strategy to play D. Knowing that Player 1 will play $D$, Player 2 decides to Play $R$ instead of $L$ in order to increase Player 1's pay-off. Player 2 can best be described as

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Player 2 decides to play $R$ instead of $L$ to increase Player 1's payoff, despite $R$ offering a lower payoff to Player 2 compared to $L$ when Player 1 plays $D$. This behavior is altruistic because Player 2 is prioritizing Player 1's benefit over their own.

Consider the Following Game Between Two Players UUU Or DDD Player 2 Has Two Possible Actions

Consider the Following Game Between Two Players $U$ Or $D$ Player 2 Has Two Possible Actions