Section 1: In Section 1 you will be presented with some strategic problems/dilemmas. You will have to explain which of the games we have learned the problem exemplifies. You may have to construct your own payoff matrix or you may be given the payoff matrix for each problem. Then you will need to identify how the game will end (the outcome) and why it will end that way.

Section 2: In Section 2, you will type an essay response to the following question, using game theory and real world evidence in your response. You may prepare one notecard of evidence to use on this part of the test. I will use this rubric to assess your essay.

Essay Question: Do we behave rationally?

• • • Responding to the question above using real world events (using at least one of the games that we have learned) and fictional examples from film or literature. In doing so you should explain how your examples fit the characteristics of games we have learned in class.

    • The best essays will define and explain some or all of the games that we have studied using payoff matrices and appropriate game theory vocabulary. You can find examples of this in the instructions for the formative discussions we have done in Schoology.

    • The best paragraphs will include evidence (such as quotes from credible sources) from the real world and fiction in support of the thesis. BE SURE TO INCLUDE EVIDENCE FROM PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL by Daniel Ariely. Use your past research form the formative discussions. Additionally, check out Pop Culture references and Game Theory in the News.

    • The best essays will also cite the sources from which evidence was obtained.