What is the dilemma that lies at the heart of the one-shot prisoner's dilemma game?
a. that neither player can be sure that the other will cooperate
b. that both players are forced to decide without knowing the decision of the other
c. that players make their decisions based on what they anticipate the other player deciding
d. that individually it is rational for each player to cooperate, but collectively this is not possible to achieve
e. that it is entirely rational for both players to choose individually an outcome that is collectively suboptimal
Answer: e
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