John's Beliefs, Attitudes, and Behaviors Are Influenced by His Friends

question 4

Multiple Choice

John's beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors are influenced by his friends. His friends can be identified as a(n) ________ group.

• A) leading
• B) reference
• C) influential
• D) association
• E) transactional

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Definitions:

Specific Phobias

Intense, irrational fears of specific objects or situations that lead to avoidance behavior and significant distress.

Learning To Fear

The process through which fear responses are acquired through experiences or observations of certain stimuli.

Anxiety Sensitivity

The tendency to catastrophically misinterpret arousal-related bodily sensations because one believes the sensations to have harmful consequences, such as death, insanity, or loss of control.

Arousal-Related Bodily Sensations

Physical sensations linked to the body's state of alertness, often experienced during excitement or stress.