Eh up, all.
Just doing a little informal research on Game Theory and psychology to see if there are any avenues worth pursuing academically.
First, two questions:
1: I have ?10 and there are two choices for its disposal (a) I give your friend ?9 and you ?1 or (b) I give it to neither of you. Which option do you prefer?
2: I am the warder of a prison and you are convicted of a crime, there is another criminal convicted of a similar crime in the prison. I call you into my office and say "If you provide evidence against this criminal, you can go free. However, if you fail to provide evidence, you will remain in prison for your sentence. I will offer the other man the same choice. But if he provides evidence against you first, he will go free and you will serve the full term of your sentence. On the other hand, if neither of you provide evidence, you will both serve half your term.
You must now go back to your cell for 24 hours and then make a decision."
What do you decide?
Two fairly standard questions there, and I apologise if it's old hat to you, but I hope you can answer them honestly.