You have been randomly and anonymously paired with another participant. Both of you must choose either Deny or Confess. This gives four possible outcomes, each with a different payoff, as shown in the table:
In each cell, the amount to the left is the payoff for you and to the right for the other participant.
| Participant B | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Deny | Confess | ||
| Participant A | Deny | {{ Constants.both_deny_payoff }}, {{ Constants.both_deny_payoff }} | {{ Constants.betrayed_payoff }}, {{ Constants.betray_payoff }} |
| Confess | {{ Constants.betray_payoff }}, {{ Constants.betrayed_payoff }} | {{ Constants.both_confess_payoff }}, {{ Constants.both_confess_payoff }} | |
Participant A is the first mover and can decide to deny or confess. After that, participant B (the second mover) will be shown the decision of participant A and participant B will have to decide whether he/she should confess or deny.