People do not usually behave in a noncooperative fashion even when it is in their immediate interest to do so because
A) they realize such behavior is immoral.
B) they know there can be 2 winners.
C) they know they will have repeated dealings with the other people.
D) they understand the difficulties with game theory.

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People know they will have repeated dealings with the other people. This is known as the iterated prisoner's dilemma and research has shown that people are more likely to cooperate when they know they will have repeated interactions with others. This strategy is often referred to as reciprocal altruism.

People Do Not Usually Behave in a Noncooperative Fashion Even