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Prisoner Dilemma

A scenario in decision analysis in which two individuals motivated entirely by self-preservation at the expense of the other, end up in a worse state than if they had cooperated with each other in the decision-making process.

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Abstract

A scenario in decision analysis in which two individuals motivated entirely by self-preservation at the expense of the other, end up in a worse state than if they had cooperated with each other in the decision-making process.

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5 entry terms
  • Prisoner's Dilemma
  • Prisoners Dilemma
  • Dilemma, Prisoner
  • Dilemma, Prisoner's
  • Dilemma, Prisoners

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History Note

2016; use GAME THEORY 1985-2015

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  1. E05.385w.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Prisoner Dilemma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000068956. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000068956
  2. Prisoner Dilemma. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner%27s_dilemma
  3. Prisoner Dilemma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41693