In the Area of Many College Campuses,parking Spaces Are Often

question 64

Multiple Choice

In the area of many college campuses,parking spaces are often scarce.If these parking spaces have parking meters,which population described below would pay for parking?

• A) a population that is willing to take risks and believes that they will not be caught if they do not place change in the meter
• B) a population that places a high opportunity cost on making sure they have change and placing change in the meter
• C) a population that is willing to take risks, believes that they will not be caught if they do not place change in the meter, and disregards any possible $5 ticket for parking illegally
• D) a population that is unwilling to take risks and believes there is a high chance that they will not be caught if they do not pay for parking
• E) a population that is unwilling to take risks, believes there is a high chance that they will be caught if they do not pay their share, and places a high value on doing the "right" thing

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Definitions:

Random Dispersion

A pattern of spacing of individuals within a population where the position of each individual is independent of others.

Interference Competition

Intraspecific competition in which certain dominant individuals obtain an adequate supply of the limited resource at the expense of other individuals in the population. Also called contest competition.

Contest Competition

A form of competition where individuals directly contest for resources through physical or behavioral interactions.

Density-Independent Factor

An environmental factor that affects the size of a population but is not influenced by changes in population density. Compare with density-dependent factor.