GED Test Prep - Social Studies

Answer: D - If anything, membership dues would increase the free-rider problem. To overcome the free-rider problem, environmental groups will often distribute literature showing natural devastation to induce passion to get people to join. The AARP, the largest interest group in the US by membership, gets people to join by providing discounts to restaurants, hotels, etc. Most college students are members of an interest group, whether they want to be or not, through student fees that help fund the interest group. Finally, groups such as People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals frequently recruit through the developing of personal relationships and then peer pressure.