Research by Van Vugt and Samuelson (1999), in which water meters were installed in houses in one community, suggests that one way to resolve social dilemmas is to __________.
A) decrease the availability of the resource
B) increase the cost of the resource
C) make it easier for people to monitor their own resource use
D) make it easier for the city to monitor people's resource use

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The research showed that installing water meters made it easier for people to monitor their own resource use, which led to a decrease in overall water usage in the community.

Research by Van Vugt and Samuelson (1999), in Which Water