Practice question · Sort into groups
Sort each feature under the Hawk or the Dove strategy in the Hawk-Dove game.
Groups: Hawk · Dove
- Risks serious injury in a contest
- Avoids injury but often yields the resource
- Displays, then retreats rather than fight
- Wins resources from a Dove without a fight
- Always escalates and fights for the resource
- Gets a share only when it meets another Dove
Hints
- Hawks escalate and risk injury; Doves display and retreat.
- Anything about fighting/injury is Hawk; anything about retreating/avoiding injury is Dove.
Show the answer
Hawk: Always escalates and fights for the resource, Risks serious injury in a contest, Wins resources from a Dove without a fight
Dove: Displays, then retreats rather than fight, Avoids injury but often yields the resource, Gets a share only when it meets another Dove
Why
Hawks always escalate, risk injury, and beat Doves without a fight; Doves display, retreat, avoid injury, and only gain when meeting other Doves. Escalation-and-risk versus display-and-retreat defines the two strategies.
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