Exam 20: Game Theory, Strategic Decision Making, and Behavioral Economics

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In the two-thirds game, in which you choose a number between 1 and 100 that is two-thirds of the average chosen by the group, the rollback strategy is to:

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TV crime shows illustrate the prisoner's dilemma when the:

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Assuming the standard assumptions, in a single-play ultimatum game, the second player's best strategy in the last round is to:

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The best strategy for each player if this game is repeated is: A: Cheat A: Collaborate B: Cheat A: 1, B: -1 A: -1, B: 1 B: Collaborate A: -1, B:1 A: 1, B: -1

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"Framing effects" suggest that the wording of questions affects people's survey responses.

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Most games in real life:

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Give an example of the prisoner's dilemma game.

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Why is game theory more flexible than standard models of market behavior?

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What is a cooperative game?

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Why do behavioral economists use experiments in which people play formal games?

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Consider the following payoff matrix facing two criminals. A: Confess A: Not Confess B: Confess A: 20yrs, B: 20yrs A: 50yrs, B: 2yrs B: Not Confess A: 2yrs, B: 50yrs A: 10yrs, B: 10yrs Their options are to confess or not to confess. The payoffs represent the number of years each will spend in jail. The Nash equilibrium for the payoff matrix shown is:

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A Nash equilibrium:

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In a mixed strategy:

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Informal game theory:

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A Nash equilibrium assumes that a player follows his or her best strategy:

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Backward induction will not lead to a determinate sequence of actions for:

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Strategic reasoning applies to situations in which decisions are interdependent.

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The equilibrium solution for the following payoff matrix is: A A B A: -1,B:-1 A: 5,B:0 B A: 2,B:2 A: 10, B: 1

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Why might the economy as a whole conform to the predictions of a model even if not all people are rational?

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What is true about the following payoff matrix? A: not cooperate A: cooperate B: do not cooperate A: 2,:2 A: 1, B: 3 B: cooperate A: 3,:1 A: 0, B: 0

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