Question

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

Answer 1

Social traps

Step-by-step explanation:

Social trap: In psychology, the term "social trap" is described as a particular situation or circumstance whereby a specific group of people generally act or behave to gain "short-term" individual gains, that often leads to creating a loss for the entire group as a whole if considered for a long run. In other words, it refers to a situation in which a specific decision seem to be good turns out to be the wrong decision.

In the question above, the given statement signifies social traps.