In order for a game to be a true prisoner's dilemma,which of the following conditions must be met? P = Punishment for mutual defection,R = Reward for mutual cooperation,S = "Sucker's" payoff,T = Temptation to defect

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The prisoner's dilemma requires that T (temptation to defect) is greater than R (reward for mutual cooperation), which creates a situation where both players are incentivized to defect even though mutual cooperation would lead to a better outcome overall. Additionally, it requires that R is greater than P (punishment for mutual defection) and that P is greater than S (sucker's payoff), which ensures that defection is always a worse outcome than cooperation, but that mutual defection is still a worse outcome than mutual cooperation. Choice A is the only option that satisfies all of these conditions.

In Order for a Game to Be a True Prisoner's