Three Teenage Girls Spent an Hour at a Store Trying

question 166

Multiple Choice

Three teenage girls spent an hour at a store trying on various outfits, looking at possible combinations, and asking each other, "How do you think this looks on me?" This situation is most closely related to which of the following situational influences?

• A) purchase task
• B) social surroundings
• C) physical surroundings
• D) temporal effects
• E) antecedent states

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Definitions:

Consumerism

The preoccupation with and an inclination toward the buying of consumer goods.

Countercultures

Are subversive subcultures.

Dominant Values

The most widely shared beliefs or norms that guide behavior and expectations within a society.

High Cultures

Pertains to the cultural products and practices considered superior or prestigious in society, often associated with the elite or educated classes.