In the prisoner's dilemma,
A)the prisoners easily collude in order to achieve the best possible payoff for both
B)only one player has a dominant strategy
C)each player has a dominant strategy
D)playing the dominant strategy leads to a better payoff for one prisoner than if the two jointly selected a strategy
E)playing the dominant strategy leads to a better payoff for both prisoners than if the two jointly selected a strategy

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In the prisoner's dilemma, each player has a dominant strategy, which is to betray the other, even though mutual cooperation would lead to a better outcome for both.

In the Prisoner's Dilemma