In the prisoner's dilemma exercise, the strategy that is assumed to result is which of the following?
A)The prisoners will discuss the problem ahead of time and trust each other to cooperate.
B)The prisoners will discuss the problem ahead of time and then both cheat on each other.
C)The prisoners will develop a foolproof commitment device and then both confess.
D)The prisoners will individually decide it is in their interest to confess.

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In the classic version of the prisoner's dilemma, the strategy that is assumed to result is that each prisoner will individually decide it is in their interest to confess, even though the outcome is suboptimal for both of them. This is because they cannot trust each other to cooperate and avoid the worst possible outcome.

In the Prisoner's Dilemma Exercise, the Strategy That Is Assumed