Question

Despite government warnings of a severe shortage of heating fuels, most citizens continue to turn up their home thermostats in the belief that their personal fuel consumption will have little effect on the country's total fuel reserves. this reaction best illustrates the dynamics of

Answer 1

I believe the answer is: Social trap

Social trap refers to a situation when a certain individual obtain some sort of gain/benefit in the short run but would cause the society as a whole some sort of loss/damage in the long run.
Other example would be when someone cut down trees to increase their profit but resulted in fresh air shortage for the environment.