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What are public goods?
What are public goods?
- Benefits that are shared by a community at large and that everyone in the group has access to (correct)
- Goods that are privately owned and not accessible to the general public
- Goods that are only available to the wealthy individuals in a society
- Goods that are restricted to specific cultural groups
What is the main conflict in social dilemmas?
What is the main conflict in social dilemmas?
- Conflict between immediate self-interest and longer-term collective interests (correct)
- Conflict between individual freedom and societal rules
- Conflict between individual desires and group expectations
- Conflict between personal beliefs and societal norms
Why is it difficult to see the true costs in social dilemmas?
Why is it difficult to see the true costs in social dilemmas?
- Because individuals are not aware of the concept of public goods
- Because individuals prioritize group benefits over personal gains
- Because the long-term negative outcome is far away in the future, while individual benefits are occurring right now (correct)
- Because the benefits of public goods are immediately visible to everyone in the group
What is the paradox in social dilemmas?
What is the paradox in social dilemmas?
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What is an example of a social dilemma?
What is an example of a social dilemma?
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