According to Mancur Olson, Small Groups Are Able to Overcome

question 12

Multiple Choice

According to Mancur Olson, small groups are able to overcome the collective action problem more easily than large groups because small groups

• A)are more personal and thus more vulnerable to interpersonal persuasion.
• B)are generally formed by labor interests, which are better at enforcing collective action.
• C)have fewer resource needs.
• D)tend to focus on providing public goods instead of private goods.

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Definitions:

Gas Exchange

The biological process through which different gases (like oxygen and carbon dioxide) are transferred in opposite directions across an organism's respiratory membranes.

Pulmonary Surfactant

A complex mixture of lipids and proteins secreted by cells in the lungs, reducing surface tension and preventing the collapse of alveoli at the end of expiration.

Alveoli

Tiny air sacs in the lungs where gas exchange between the air and blood takes place.

Cohesive Forces

Attractive forces between similar molecules that hold a substance together, such as the attraction between water molecules.