Throwing Away One Plastic Bag May Seem Inconsequential to an Individual

question 343

Multiple Choice

Throwing away one plastic bag may seem inconsequential to an individual, but across the world several billion plastic bags are used every year and thrown away, which causes environmental damage. This is an example of

• A)a carbon-neutral lifestyle.
• B)the cost-benefit ratio.
• C)the tragedy of the commons.
• D)learned helplessness.

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Definitions:

Retrieval

The process of getting information out of memory storage.

Acquisition

The process of acquiring or gaining knowledge, skills, or behaviors through learning or experience.

Storage

The process by which information is encoded, retained, and retrieved in the brain.

Tip-of-the-Tongue Phenomenon

A psychological phenomenon where a person is unable to recall a familiar word or name, despite feeling that it is just out of reach.