Inferring from the Textbook,which of the Following Adolescents Would Be

question 13

Multiple Choice

Inferring from the textbook,which of the following adolescents would be most vulnerable to peer influence?

• A) Della, who is alone at home with phone calls from mother
• B) Stewart, who is unsupervised at a friend's house with his parents' approval
• C) Phyllis, who is just "hanging out" with a group, but who calls to tell her mother where she is
• D) Francine, whose parents don't know where or with whom she is "hanging out"

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