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According to rational-choice theory, popular support for various political parties can be explained sufficiently in terms of deliberate decisions by individual voters to support the party whose policies they believe will yield them the greatest economic advantage. This theory is opposed by many sociologists on the grounds that a complex phenomenon such as the rise of a political organization cannot be caused by a simple phenomenon.
It can be properly inferred from the statements above that many sociologists believe that
(A) economically motivated decisions by voters need not constitute a complex phenomenon
(B) a complex phenomenon generally will have many complex causes
(C) political phenomena often have religious and cultural causes as well as economic ones
(D) popular support for political parties is never a complex phenomenon
(E) the decisions of individual voters are not usually influenced by their beliefs about which policies will yield them the greatest economic advantage
It can be properly inferred from the statements above that many sociologists believe that
(A) economically motivated decisions by voters need not constitute a complex phenomenon
(B) a complex phenomenon generally will have many complex causes
(C) political phenomena often have religious and cultural causes as well as economic ones
(D) popular support for political parties is never a complex phenomenon
(E) the decisions of individual voters are not usually influenced by their beliefs about which policies will yield them the greatest economic advantage
21 Jul 2026, 08:30
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According to rational-choice theory, popular support for various political parties can be explained sufficiently in terms of deliberate decisions by individual voters to support the party whose policies they believe will yield them the greatest economic advantage. This theory is opposed by many sociologists on the grounds that a complex phenomenon such as the rise of a political organization cannot be caused by a simple phenomenon.
It can be properly inferred from the statements above that many sociologists believe that
The sociologists reject rational-choice theory because they think it explains a complex political phenomenon by appeal to something too simple. So they must regard economically motivated voter decisions as at least potentially simple, not automatically as a complex enough explanation.
(A) economically motivated decisions by voters need not constitute a complex phenomenon
This is correct. The sociologists object that a complex phenomenon cannot be caused by a simple phenomenon. Since the theory explains political support through economically motivated voter decisions, the sociologists must see those decisions as something that need not be complex.
(B) a complex phenomenon generally will have many complex causes
This is too strong. The passage says they reject a simple cause for a complex phenomenon. It does not say complex phenomena generally have many complex causes.
(C) political phenomena often have religious and cultural causes as well as economic ones
This may be plausible, but it is not stated or required by the passage.
(D) popular support for political parties is never a complex phenomenon
This is the opposite of the passage. The sociologists treat the rise of a political organization as complex.
(E) the decisions of individual voters are not usually influenced by their beliefs about which policies will yield them the greatest economic advantage
This is not supported. The sociologists reject the theory as a sufficient explanation; they do not deny that economic beliefs influence voters at all.
Answer: (A)
It can be properly inferred from the statements above that many sociologists believe that
The sociologists reject rational-choice theory because they think it explains a complex political phenomenon by appeal to something too simple. So they must regard economically motivated voter decisions as at least potentially simple, not automatically as a complex enough explanation.
(A) economically motivated decisions by voters need not constitute a complex phenomenon
This is correct. The sociologists object that a complex phenomenon cannot be caused by a simple phenomenon. Since the theory explains political support through economically motivated voter decisions, the sociologists must see those decisions as something that need not be complex.
(B) a complex phenomenon generally will have many complex causes
This is too strong. The passage says they reject a simple cause for a complex phenomenon. It does not say complex phenomena generally have many complex causes.
(C) political phenomena often have religious and cultural causes as well as economic ones
This may be plausible, but it is not stated or required by the passage.
(D) popular support for political parties is never a complex phenomenon
This is the opposite of the passage. The sociologists treat the rise of a political organization as complex.
(E) the decisions of individual voters are not usually influenced by their beliefs about which policies will yield them the greatest economic advantage
This is not supported. The sociologists reject the theory as a sufficient explanation; they do not deny that economic beliefs influence voters at all.
Answer: (A)
21 Jul 2026, 10:25
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The sociologists reject the theory because they believe it tries to explain a complex phenomenon "the rise of a political organization" using a simple one: individual voters making economically motivated decisions. So they must believe that those economically motivated decisions need not be complex, which is exactly what (A) says.
Choice (B) goes too far by saying a complex phenomenon generally has many complex causes, but the passage never makes that claim.
The sociologists reject the theory because they believe it tries to explain a complex phenomenon "the rise of a political organization" using a simple one: individual voters making economically motivated decisions. So they must believe that those economically motivated decisions need not be complex, which is exactly what (A) says.
Choice (B) goes too far by saying a complex phenomenon generally has many complex causes, but the passage never makes that claim.
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