I believe it is Ethnocentrism.
I put the wrong answer on this before and I'm not sure what the correct one is or how to completely delete this comment so I'm sorry to anyone looking for the answer.
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B.The study would use a sampling. The study would use cluster sampling because the residents of a retirement community fall into naturally occurring subgroups
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I would use a cluster sampling technique because the locations are in the same residents of a retirement community.
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The major assumption of the rational choice theory is that human behavior is as a result of conscious decision making.
In rational choice theory individuals usually make up their minds or decisions under pressure usually within a small amount of time. During this process individuals make the decisions which are best suited to how important or beneficial such a decision will have on their lives. This is usually the primary purpose of rational choice making.
The factor that helps to determine weather patterns across South America is elevation. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the second option or option "B". There might be some other factors as well but this is the major factor for determining the weather patterns of South America.