What Is the "Prune the Tree Method" for Solving a Game

Multiple Choice

What is the "prune the tree method" for solving a game tree?

A) The player will remove any branches that are associated with losses for the player so that they are not considered.
B) The player looks to the possible end results, chooses the desired result, works backward to where the player is, and eliminates all other cells.
C) The player looks forward to the final period, highlights out her rival's best responses, then removes the options the rival would not choose.
D) The player starts at the beginning and eliminates all branches that do not take her in a desired direction.