A social trap is a situation in which
A) an individual can benefit from cooperating with another person, but can also benefit from competing against that person.
B) individuals or groups are drawn toward immediate rewards that later prove to have negative consequences.
C) group members share a renewable resource that will continue to produce benefits only if individuals do not overharvest.
D) some individuals might profit from free-riding as long as others contribute.
Question 2
Getting a pleasurable feeling in the brain as a result of engaging in actions that satisfy an animal's needs is, in the context of global social dilemmas, related to the goal of
A) defending oneself and others.
B) gaining immediate satisfaction.
C) gaining sexual gratification.
D) maintaining social status.
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