A prisoners' dilemma is a game with all of the following characteristics except one. Which one is not present in a prisoners' dilemma?
A) Players cooperate in arriving at their strategies.
B) Both players have a dominant strategy.
C) Both players would be better off if neither chose his or her dominant strategy.
D) The payoff from a strategy depends on the choice made by the other player.

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In a prisoners' dilemma, players do not cooperate in arriving at their strategies. Instead, they independently choose their strategies, often leading to a suboptimal outcome for both due to the incentive to defect from cooperation.

A Prisoners' Dilemma Is a Game with All of the Following