When People Act in Their Own Immediate Self-Interest and Overuse

question 176

Multiple Choice

When people act in their own immediate self-interest and overuse scarce resources, ecologist Garrett Hardin referred to this situation as

• A)the tragedy of the commons.
• B)the greenhouse effect.
• C)collective social trapping.
• D)groupthink.

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