Carolina has been considering dropping out of school. however, she now realizes that attending school on a daily basis has a relatively low social cost, yet there are many rewards associated with graduation, so she has decided to stay in school. which theoretical consideration most strongly influenced this decision? a) structural functionalism
b) social conflict
c) cultural capital
d) rational choice

D) Rational choice  

Explanation:

Rational choice: The term rational choice is a theoretical perspective that refers to an individual who relies or depends on rational calculations to develop rational choices that lead to outcome related to his or her best interests.

It is often connected with various concepts including rationality assumptions, the invisible hand, rational actors, and self-interests, etc. It generally satisfies deductive completeness and logical consistency conditions.

In the question above, the statement signifies the rational choice theoretical consideration that influences the given condition.