Nash equilibria can be used to make predictions about human behavior in noncooperative games.Behavioral game theory studies actual human interaction, and has found inconsistencies between observed human behavior and Nash-predicted behavior.Which of the following is NOT an inconsistency pointed out by behavioral economists?
A)In ultimatum games, proposers should always offer to give responders the minimum possible split, regardless of whether it is perceived as "unfair" or not.
B)In ultimatum games, offers perceived as "unfair" are frequently rejected.
C)In ultimatum games, responders are less likely to turn down "unfair" offers if the dollar amount is large.
D)Third party observers of ultimatum games will frequently punish what they perceive as "unfair" divisions, even at a cost to themselves.
E)In ultimatum games, men tend to receive more favorable divisions, particularly when divisions are proposed by women.

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In ultimatum games, proposers are typically observed to offer more than the minimum possible split, often in order to avoid being perceived as unfair and therefore having their offer rejected. This is not consistent with the Nash equilibrium prediction of offering the minimum possible split.

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