Players A and B have PD preferences. Assume the following payoffs for player A: T = 300, P = 10, R = 100. The discount factor ? = 0.5. Which of the following outcomes will we observe if they use the grim trigger strategy?

a. Player A will cooperate, and player B will respond by cooperating.
b. Player A will defect, and player B will respond by defecting.
c. Player A will defect one period and then resume cooperation in response to cooperation by player B.
d. Player A will cooperate in the beginning but then defect, and player B will always cooperate


Ans: b

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