Explanation:

- Your understanding of action classification revolves around social theory.

- Option 1: Pareto

- Vilfredo Pareto was an Italian sociologist who worked on economic theory and sociology.

- Known for Pareto efficiency and his theories of societal elites.

- He is not known for classifying action into instrumental, expressive, and moral.

- Option 2: Parsons

- Talcott Parsons was an American sociologist.

- He is well-known for his theory of social action and functionalism.

- Correct Answer: Parsons developed the classification of action into instrumental, expressive, and moral.

- Option 3: Weber

- Max Weber was a German sociologist and economist.

- Known for his work on bureaucracy, social stratification, and the Protestant ethic.

- Weber did not specifically classify action into instrumental, expressive, and moral.

- Option 4: Park and Burgers

- Robert E. Park and Ernest Burgess were American urban sociologists.

- They contributed to the development of the Chicago School of Sociology.

- They did not focus on classifying types of action in the way Parsons did.