According to the social-selection hypothesis, ____.
A) people change or adapt to the environment in which they live
B) children with conduct disorder choose to be friends with other children with conduct problems
C) people who move into different neighborhoods differ before they arrive, and those who remain differ from those who leave
D) neighborhoods "embrace" those who are similar to the majority of the individuals already living in the neighborhood and actively reject those who are not

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The social-selection hypothesis suggests that people who move into different neighborhoods already differ before they arrive, and those who remain differ from those who leave. This implies that people self-select into certain neighborhoods based on pre-existing characteristics or preferences. This hypothesis does not suggest that people change or adapt to their environment (A), or that neighborhoods actively reject those who are not similar to the majority (D). While B is somewhat related to the idea of social selection, it specifically applies to children with conduct disorder, rather than the general population.

According to the Social-Selection Hypothesis, ____