Consider the prisoner's dilemma. You will receive the worst possible outcome for yourself as an individual if

a. you are cooperative and so is your partner.
b. you are cooperative but your partner is selfish.
c. you are selfish and so is your partner.
d. you are selfish but your partner is cooperative.


Answer: B

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