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Social Studies · 9–12

Exploring the Prisoner’s Dilemma

Students learn the basic concept of the Prisoner’s Dilemma and examine how individual choices can produce suboptimal group outcomes.

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Students learn the basic concept of the Prisoner’s Dilemma and examine how individual choices can produce suboptimal group outcomes. The activity includes an introductory explanation, a school-based scenario, payoff matrix completion, and analysis questions.

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  • Students will explain the basic concept of game theory.
  • Students will identify the four possible outcomes in a Prisoner’s Dilemma.
  • Students will complete and interpret a payoff matrix.
  • Students will explain why rational choices can lead to suboptimal outcomes.