|Question 6Verbal

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Zurich has high pedestrian traffic, but simply replicating a feature of Zurich associated with walkability-e.g., its high number of street crossings-may be insufficient to induce increased walking in other cities. As urbanist Mariela Alfonzo argues, our understanding of individuals' decision-making about whether to walk is insufficiently robust: some studies emphasize the role of demographic characteristics, others the role of neighborhood type, and so on, but walking decisions are made in complex contexts in which multiple conditions and needs inform individuals' choices.
Which choice best describes the function of the references to "demographic characteristics" and "neighborhood type" in the text as a whole?
They illustrate factors that researchers believe people consider when making walking decisions in most contexts but that the text argues are unique to walking decisions made by people in Zurich.
A
They are examples of factors that studies suggest are important in people's decision-making about walking but that the text claims most people rarely consider when making walking decisions.
B
They represent factors that have been identified as important influences on walking decisions but that the text suggests are merely some of the many factors that may contribute to people's decision-making about walking.
C
They identify factors that Alfonzo argues have been overemphasized in studies of decision-making about walking but that the text asserts are relevant to most people's walking decisions.
D