"Prisoner Dilemma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A scenario in decision analysis in which two individuals motivated entirely by self-preservation at the expense of the other, end up in a worse state than if they had cooperated with each other in the decision-making process.
| Descriptor ID |
D000068956
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.385.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Prisoner Dilemma- Prisoner Dilemma
- Dilemma, Prisoner
- Prisoner's Dilemma
- Dilemma, Prisoner's
- Prisoners Dilemma
- Dilemma, Prisoners
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