A mixed strategy in which positive probability is placed on more than one action can be a best response to another player's strategy only if the expected payoff from playing the pure strategies (over which the individual is mixing) is the same.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


True

Rationale: If, for a given strategy by the other player, the expected payoff of the pure strategies were not the same, then the player would best respond by placing probability 1 on the pure strategy that has the higher expected payoff.

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