Question

An instructor has decided to assign a group project in one of your classes. Which of the following strategies has the best chance to solve the classic Prisoner's Dilemma problem that tend to afflict group work in courses?

Have the same teams work on many other projects in the course

Assign the same grade to all students based on the work they do as a team

Allow students to grade each other

Assign extra credit in the course

Answer 1

According to the prisoner dilemma, an individual wants to maximize their benefits that might be worse-off situation for another individual due to which dominant strategy cannot be a Nash equilibrium. Here, instructor assigns a group project and each group wants to maximize their benefit. To solve this prisoner dilemma problem, instructor can allow a same team to work differently project su that they can contribute effectively for each project.

Hence, the correct option is: Have the same teams work on many other projects in the course.

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