If V=value of the resource, W=cost of being wounded, and D=cost of displaying, which of the following terms correctly represents the average payoff for an interaction in which a dove meets a hawk?
A) 0
B) V
C) (V-W)/2
D) (V/2)-D

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When a dove meets a hawk, the dove does not engage in a fight and thus does not incur the cost of being wounded (W). However, it also does not gain any value from the resource (V) because the hawk takes it. Therefore, the average payoff for the dove is 0.

If V=value of the Resource, W=cost of Being Wounded, and D=cost