In the Deutsch (1986) study, participants played against a confederate for real money. The confederate sometimes responded with an attack if the participant did not cooperate. This is known as a

A) nonpunitive deterrent strategy.
B) conflict spiral strategy.
C) punitive deterrent strategy.
D) mutually assured destruction strategy.


Answer: C

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