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Question 1

self-interest in sport

Answer 1

players want to win by making decisions that benefit themselves i.e. score more than opponent

self-interest is usually okay

becomes problematic when harm others i.e. disregard rules, or when you USE OTHERS as a mean’s to win
- cheating, steroids

Question 2

prisoner’s dilemma

Answer 2

game theory example

2 prisoners have to decide whether to confess or not
- both confess = 5 yrs jail
- one confesses = confessor 1 yr, concealer 10 yrs
- neither confesses = 3 yrs

both confess bcs lack of trust
- would be better off if trusted e/o
- end up worse off if act in self-interest

Question 3

sport’s prisoner dilemma

Answer 3

if everyone plays by the rules, competition is fair
- if no one uses, no one will be tested again

• if use steroids or cheat, others may feel forced to do the same
• mistrust and infairness
• cheating harms the integrity of sport

players benefit from trust, but this is missing

Question 4

paradox

Answer 4

players who only focus on winning end up worse off than if they followed the rules

solution: shift from win at all costs mentality to respecting the rules/fairness

Question 5

when does self-interest become problematic

Answer 5

when goal is winning regardless of rules or others

Question 6

irrational

Answer 6

cheat while considering the treatment of others

Question 7

cooperative games

Answer 7

are advocated for by critics of competition who see competitive games as promoting unhealthy self-interest at the expense of others

there is no self-interest in co-op gamesc

Question 8

cooperative reasoning

Answer 8

CAN take place in he context of competitive games
- as well as co-op games

can work tgt in comp games, however it doesn’t eliminate self-interest

to achieve this, foster trust (get athletes to change mindset abt goals of competition)

winning is not the ultimate goal of the game