When people act in their own immediate self-interest and overuse scarce resources, ecologist Garrett Hardin referred to this situation as
A)the tragedy of the commons.
B)the greenhouse effect.
C)collective social trapping.
D)groupthink.

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Garrett Hardin described the situation where individuals, acting independently and rationally according to each one's self-interest, behave contrary to the whole group's long-term best interests by depleting some common resource, as "the tragedy of the commons."

When People Act in Their Own Immediate Self-Interest and Overuse