Social Dilemmas, Shared Resources, and Social Justice

Abstract

social dilemmas are pernicious interpersonal situations in which undesirable consequences are created by a group of people each of whom is sensibly trying to bring about desirable consequences / social dilemmas are often created when people share renewable resources to which all have free access / the research that will be discussed . . . is an inquiry into the psychological processes that are involved when members of a group share renewable resources describe our general experimental setup / summarize some of our major research findings regarding factors that influence both individual self-restraint and preferences for structural solutions / conclude by noting some parallels between our research and research on social justice (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)