What Has Been Shown to Be Related to the Changes

question 17

Multiple Choice

What has been shown to be related to the changes in marijuana consumption among high school students?

• A)Social factors that foster marijuana use,such as joblessness or economic factors.
• B)Media images supporting cigarette smoking.
• C)Lowered purity of marijuana available in the market.
• D)Beliefs about the risks associated with marijuana smoking.

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Definitions:

Dominant

Exerting influence or control over others, often used to describe the primary or most influential member of a group or the gene that determines the phenotype in a heterozygote.

Submissive

A behavioral trait characterized by a tendency to yield to the authority or will of others.

Groupthink

The tendency for members of a tightly knit group to be more concerned with preserving group solidarity and uniformity than with objectively evaluating all alternatives in decision making.

Social Psychology

Social psychology is the scientific study of how people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others.