Chapter 9, Problem 2RQ4

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Introduction

The prisoner's dilemma is an old game based on a hypothetical situation where there are two prisoners who are being kept separate from each other under the guise of having committed a crime. However, the police do not have sufficient proof to convict either of them. They are each told that if one offers evidence against the other, the one offering the evidence will receive a lesser sentence. Refusing to talk, however, carries a very stiff penalty.