Self-study
A survey taken ten years ago of residents of area L showed that although living conditions were slightly below their country's average, most residents of L reported general satisfaction with their living conditions. ████████ ████ ████ ███ ████ ██████ █████ ████ █████ ██████ ██████████ ███ ███ █████ ███ ████ ██ ███ ████████ ████████ ████ █████████ ██ █ ██████ ███████ ███████████████ ████ █████ ██████ ███████████
"Surprising" Phenomenon
Residents of area L have become less satisfied with their living conditions in the last ten years, despite their living conditions improving relative to the national average.
Objective
The correct answer will be a hypothesis that explains why residents of L were more satisfied when their living conditions were below the national average than they are now. The explanation must account for some change in the population's preferences over the period in question, or give us a reason that coming closer to the national average does not amount to an improvement.
Analysis by AlexandraNash
17.
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a
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b
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c
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d
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e
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