Under certain conditions, people will choose the cooperative option when playing the "prisoner's dilemma" game. For example, when a player ________, that player will be more likely to play cooperatively
a. expects to interact with his or her partner in the future
b. resolves the public good dilemma
c. punishes his or her partner after a competitive response
d. begins competitively and switches to cooperative responses
Answer: A
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