Jason Is Buying a New IPhone This Semester, as Are

question 167

Multiple Choice

Jason is buying a new iPhone this semester, as are most of his friends. According to Malle's work on attribution, what will Jason most likely think when he sees his friends buying an iPhone?

• A)"Maybe I won't buy the iPhone."
• B)"I want to be just like them!"
• C)"What a bunch of conformists!"
• D)"My friends have done their research."

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