Quiz 11

Darwall, "Hobbes"

1. A main implication of the Prisoner's Dilemma is that:
a. acting to maximize self-interest can lead one to a worse outcome than a cooperative strategy.
b. it is not rational to seek one's own self-interest.
c. cooperation will make one better off in a social situation even where everyone else is cooperating.
d. The outcome that promises one the greatest gain, when the other cooperates, is to cooperate.

2. The approach to morality that the Prisoner's Dilemma lends the most support to is:
a. Kantian.
b. Utilitarian.
c. morality arises naturally from enlightened self-interest.
d. relativistism, in which moral principles are relative to the values of different persons or societies.

3. The Prisoner's Dilemma involves the benefits of:
a. cooperation for both outweighs the benefits of acting on self-interest by either.
b. cooperation outweighs the benefits of non-cooperation.
c. cooperation for both outweighs the benefits of acting on self-interest by both.
d. acting on self-interest, when the other acts cooperatively, is better for the one who cooperates.

4. For each participant in a Prisoner's Dilemma, the outcome of all cooperating is:
a. Best.
b. 2nd best.
c. 3rd best.
d. 4th best.

5. In a Prisoner's Dilemma, we assume participants are motivated to cooperate by:
a. goodness.
b. self-interest.
c. threat.
d. luck.