A strategy usually applied to repeated prisoner's dilemmas in which a player begins by cooperating but defects to cheating for a predefined period of time as a response to a defection by the opponent (trigger).
These may vary from the less harsh Tit for Tat to the severe Grim Trigger Strategy.
updated: 15 August 2005
HOW TO CITE THIS ENTRY
- To learn more:
- Play the repeated prisoner's dilemma on the applets page.
- See news articles about the prisoner's dilemma
- The Prisoner's dilemma is featured in many movies.
- Take an online quiz on trigger strategies.