Preferred Label : Prisoner Dilemma;
MeSH definition : 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.;
MeSH synonym : Dilemma, Prisoner; Prisoner's Dilemma; Dilemma, Prisoner's; Prisoners Dilemma; Dilemma, Prisoners;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner's dilemma;
Origin ID : D000068956;
UMLS CUI : C0033166;
Record concept(s)
- Semantic type(s)
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.
