Product Usage Is a Significant Way That Teenagers Express Their

question 70

Multiple Choice

Product usage is a significant way that teenagers express their needs and values. Research has shown that watching others influences this symbolic value. Consequently, when ninth graders see movies of actors smoking, their own intent to smoke:

• A) decreases.
• B) remains constant unless they meet the actor in person.
• C) increases, but only if they already smoke.
• D) increases.

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