After a Year-Long Drought,the City of Pine Bluffs Has Banned

question 109

Multiple Choice

After a year-long drought,the city of Pine Bluffs has banned all lawn sprinkling.Many residents believe,however,that continued watering of their own lawn will have little effect on total water reserves.Consequently,there is a disastrous drain on city water reserves caused by widespread illegal sprinkling.This incident best illustrates the dynamics of

• A) a reciprocity norm.
• B) social traps.
• C) the bystander effect.
• D) diffusion of responsibility

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