Suppose There Are Ten People Playing Cards in a Room

question 72

Multiple Choice

Suppose there are ten people playing cards in a room. One of them wants to smoke a cigar, nine of them dislike the smell of cigar smoke. The smoker values the privilege of smoking at $5, and each of the other nine people of the room would be willing to pay fifty cents for clean air in the room. The rules governing use of the room state that smoking is not allowed unless everyone agrees to allow smoking. If the cigar smoker paid each other occupant fifty cents for the right to smoke, the cigar smoker would be ________ and the other occupants would be ________.

• A)better off; worse off
• B)better off; just as well off as before the payment
• C)better off; better off
• D)worse off; just as well off as before the payment

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Definitions:

Coping

Strategies that individuals use to manage the distressing problems and emotions in their lives.

Distressing Problems

Issues or challenges that cause emotional pain or discomfort to an individual.

Alarm Stage

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Vacation Effect

The positive psychological and physiological changes that occur in an individual due to taking a break from work or daily routine, often associated with travel.