Jonathan,the HR Manager of a Manufacturing Company,asks All the Employees

question 17

Multiple Choice

Jonathan,the HR manager of a manufacturing company,asks all the employees to use public transportation and thus contribute to the reduction of the emission of greenhouse gases.However,the employees state that they lose time if they use public transport,and they continue to commute in private vehicles.In the context of social dilemmas,the employees' actions will result in ________ in this scenario.

• A)the Prisoner's Dilemma
• B)pluralistic ignorance
• C)the Tragedy of the Commons
• D)an illusion of transparency

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Definitions:

Market

A place or mechanism where buyers and sellers converge to trade goods, services, or resources.

Production Possibility Frontier

A curve representing the maximum combinations of goods or services that can be produced with limited resources.

Bowed Out

A description usually of production possibilities frontier that shows increasing opportunity costs.

Command Economy

An economic system in which the government or central authority makes all decisions about the production and distribution of goods and services.