Mixed Strategies

Consider the following game between two players Bad-Boy and Good-Girl. Bad-Boy can either behave or misbehave whereas Good-Girl can either punish or reward. Below payoff matrix shows the game as pure strategies.

Good Girl

Reward

Punish

Bad Boy

Behave

5, 5

-5,-5Misbehave

10,-10

-10,-5

Question 41(1 point)

What is the Nash equilibrium of the game in pure strategies?

Question 41 options:

Behave-Reward

Behave-Punish

Misbehave-Punish

There is no Nash equilibrium in pure strategies.

Question 42(1 point)

Assume Bad Boy knows that Good Girl rewards 80% of the time. Then, if Bad Boy misbehaves 100% of the time, Bad Boy's expected payoff is equal to

Question 42 options:

2

4

6

8

Question 43(1 point)

Assume Bad Boy knows that Good Girl rewards 80% of the time. Then, if Bad Boy misbehaves 100% of the time, Good Girl's expected payoff is equal to

Question 43 options:

-5

-6

-7

-8

Question 44(1 point)

Assume Bad Boy knows that Good Girl rewards 80% of the time. Then, if Bad Boy misbehaves 100% of the time, which statement is true?

Question 44 options:

Bad Boy exploits Good Girl being so nice

Good Girl will feel exploited and consider a mixed strategy

Both a. and b. are correct

This is the best that Good Girl can do.

Question 45(1 point)

Assume Good Girl wants to consider a mixed strategy such that she randomly chooses "Reward" and "Punishment" such that Bad Boy is indifferent between "Behave" and "Misbehave". With what probability should Good Girl choose play "Reward."

Question 45 options:

1/2

1/3

1/4

1/5

Question 46(1 point)

Assume Good Girl knows that Bad Boy misbehaves 90% of the time. Then, if Good Girl punishes 100% of the time, Good Girl's expected payoff is equal to

Question 46 options:

1

2

3

4

Question 47(1 point)

Assume Good Girl knows that Bad Boy misbehaves 90% of the time. Then, if Good Girl punishes 100% of the time, Bad Boy's expected payoff is equal to

Question 47 options:

-9.5

-8.5

-7.5

-7

Question 48(1 point)

Assume Good Girl knows that Bad Boy misbehaves 90% of the time. Then, if Good Girl punishes 100% of the time, then which statement is true?

Question 48 options:

Good Girl takes advantage of Bad Boy being so misbehaved

Bad Boy will feel taken advantage of and consider a mixed strategy

Both a. and b. are correct

This is the best that Bad Boy can do.

Question 49(1 point)

Assume Bad Boy wants to consider a mixed strategy such that he randomly chooses "Behave" and "Misbehave" such that Good Girl is indifferent between "Reward" and "Punish." With what probability should Bad Boy play "Behave."

Question 49 options:

1/5

2/5

3/5

4/5

Question 50(1 point)

A game in which players choose their strategies randomly are called

Question 50 options:

random games

chance games

no-clue games

mixed-strategy games

Mixed Strategies Consider the following game between two players Bad-Boy and Good-Girl. Bad-Boy can either behave or misbehave whereas Good-Girl can either punish or reward. Below payoff matrix shows the game as pure strategies. Good Girl Reward Punish Behave 5, 5 -5,-5 Bad Boy Misbehave 10,-10 -10,-5