People Are Less Likely to Engage in the Commons Dilemma

question 24

Multiple Choice

People are less likely to engage in the commons dilemma when ____.

• A) they communicate with others
• B) others are behaving badly
• C) they are anonymous
• D) they are highly self-interested

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Definitions:

Reinforcers

Stimuli, events, or conditions that increase the likelihood of a behavior being repeated.

Self-Modification Program

A self-directed plan designed to change one's behavior or habits through a structured process of self-observation, goal-setting, and reinforcement.

Positive Reinforcement

In behaviorism, a process by which the likelihood of a specific behavior is increased through the use of a reward following the desired behavior.

Empirical

Empirical refers to information acquired by observation or experimentation, basing knowledge on empirical evidence is foundational in science.