In a Study of Adolescent Smokers, It Was Found That

question 42

Multiple Choice

In a study of adolescent smokers, it was found that greater dependence on smoking and more difficulty in quitting was correlated with a need to have __________.

• A) more justifications to keep smoking
• B) fewer rationalizations for the choices they made
• C) fewer justifications to keep smoking
• D) more focus on internal attributions for the choices they made

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