One of the appealing features of game theory is the way it reflects so many aspects of real life. To win a game, or survive in the jungle, or succeed in business, you need to know how to play your cards. You have to know when to hold them and know when to fold. And usually you have to think fast. Winners excel at making smart snap judgments. In the jungle, you don’t have time to calculate, using game theory or otherwise, the relative merits of fighting or fleeing, hiding or seeking.
Animals know this. They constantly face many competing choices from a long list of possible behaviors, as neuroscientists Gregory Berns and Read Montague have observed. "Do I chase this new prey or do I continue nibbling on my last kill Do I run from the possible predator that I see in the bushes or the one that I hear Do I chase that potential mate or do I wait around for something better"
Presumably, animals don’t deliberate such decisions consciously, at least
A. recognize where a threat has come from
B. compare the benefits of different actions
C. weigh merits and demerits of game theory
D. escape attacks from powerful predators
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