Teaching Prisoners' Dilemma Strategies in Survivor: Reality Television in the IR Classroom

被引：7
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作者：
Salter, Mark B. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
来源：
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES PERSPECTIVES | 2014年 / 15卷 / 04期
关键词：
game theory; active learning; pedagogy; popular culture; prisoners' dilemma; COOPERATION;
D O I：
10.1111/j.1528-3585.2012.00506.x
中图分类号：
D81 [国际关系];
学科分类号：
030207 ;
摘要：
The reality television program Survivor is used as a teaching tool for presenting the prisoners' dilemma. Structural similarities between the format of reality television and game theory, rule-bound competitions with clear payoff, enable students to critically examine the strategies that contestants use, providing a clear pedagogical utility.
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页码：359 / 373
页数：15
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