Curly and Moe are crooks. They have been caught stealing auto parts and are now sitting...

 

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Curly and Moe are crooks. They have been caught stealing auto parts and are now sitting in separate rooms in the city jail. The district attorney is delighted to have finally caught Curly and Moe in the act of committing a crime. The DA knows that Curly and Moe are guilty not only of this crime but also several other burglaries that have occurred during the past year. She knows they are guilty of these crimes, but she can't prove that in court. The DA decides to try to persuade Curly and Moe to confess by offering each of them a deal. She talks to each one separately: "I have enough on both of you to send you to jail for 2 years. But if you confess to the other robberies, which carry a 10-year sentence, you will get off with 1 year and only your partner will serve 10 years. If you both confess to the other robberies, you will both get 5 years." Don't worry here about whether the constitutional rights of Curly and Moe are being violated or whether they would actually serve these sentences if convicted. Those are interesting and important issues, but for another course. For now, accept the five following statements: If Curly confesses and Moe doesn't, Curly goes to jail for 1 year and Moe for 10 years. If Moe confesses and Curly doesn't, Moe goes to jail for 1 year and Curly for 10 years. If both Curly and Moe confess, they both go to jail for 5 years. If neither Curly nor Moe confess, they both go to jail for 2 years. Both Curly and Moe want to serve as little jail time as possible. Given this situation, answer these questions: 1. I 2. Draw a prisoner's dilemma grid to represent this scenario. What would you do if you were Curly and you expected Moe to confess? Why? 3. What would you do if you were Curly and expected Moe NOT to confess? Why? 4. What would you do if you were Moe and you expected Curly to confess? Why? 5. What would you do if you were Moe and you expected Curly NOT to confess? Why? 6. Under what circumstances would Curly and Moe NOT confess? Curly and Moe are crooks. They have been caught stealing auto parts and are now sitting in separate rooms in the city jail. The district attorney is delighted to have finally caught Curly and Moe in the act of committing a crime. The DA knows that Curly and Moe are guilty not only of this crime but also several other burglaries that have occurred during the past year. She knows they are guilty of these crimes, but she can't prove that in court. The DA decides to try to persuade Curly and Moe to confess by offering each of them a deal. She talks to each one separately: "I have enough on both of you to send you to jail for 2 years. But if you confess to the other robberies, which carry a 10-year sentence, you will get off with 1 year and only your partner will serve 10 years. If you both confess to the other robberies, you will both get 5 years." Don't worry here about whether the constitutional rights of Curly and Moe are being violated or whether they would actually serve these sentences if convicted. Those are interesting and important issues, but for another course. For now, accept the five following statements: If Curly confesses and Moe doesn't, Curly goes to jail for 1 year and Moe for 10 years. If Moe confesses and Curly doesn't, Moe goes to jail for 1 year and Curly for 10 years. If both Curly and Moe confess, they both go to jail for 5 years. If neither Curly nor Moe confess, they both go to jail for 2 years. Both Curly and Moe want to serve as little jail time as possible. Given this situation, answer these questions: 1. I 2. Draw a prisoner's dilemma grid to represent this scenario. What would you do if you were Curly and you expected Moe to confess? Why? 3. What would you do if you were Curly and expected Moe NOT to confess? Why? 4. What would you do if you were Moe and you expected Curly to confess? Why? 5. What would you do if you were Moe and you expected Curly NOT to confess? Why? 6. Under what circumstances would Curly and Moe NOT confess?

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