Which of the following statements concerning the prisoner's dilemma is TRUE?
A) The player who moves last will always win.
B) Confessing is the dominant strategy for both players.
C) Neither player will pick the dominant strategy.
D) The player who moves first will always win.

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Confessing is the dominant strategy for both players. This means that regardless of what the other player does, a player is always better off confessing. Therefore, both players are likely to confess, leading to a suboptimal outcome for both. The other options are not true, as the order of moves does not guarantee a win, and the players are likely to pick the dominant strategy.

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