Figure 3.1 : Homer and Marge have been accused of committing a crime, and the payoff matrix below represents the payoffs associated with confessing to the crime and denying having committed the crime.
-Refer to Figure 3.1. Homer's dominant strategy is to ________ committing the crime, and Marge's dominant strategy is to ________ committing the crime.
A) confess to; confess to
B) confess to; deny
C) deny; confess to
D) deny; deny

Question

Figure 3.1 : Homer and Marge have been accused of committing a crime, and the payoff matrix below represents the payoffs associated with confessing to the crime and denying having committed the crime. 
-Refer to Figure 3.1. Homer's dominant strategy is to ________ committing the crime, and Marge's dominant strategy is to ________ committing the crime.
A) confess to; confess to 
B) confess to; deny 
C) deny; confess to 
D) deny; deny

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

A dominant strategy is the best strategy for a player to follow regardless of the strategies chosen by other players. In this scenario, if both Homer and Marge have a dominant strategy to confess, it means that confessing provides them with a better outcome no matter what the other decides to do.

Figure 31 : Homer and Marge Have Been Accused of Committing