Multiple Choice
Bearman and Bruckner (2001) found that teens who made a public virginity-till-marriage pledge became somewhat more likely to remain sexually abstinent than similar teens who do not make the pledge.This is an example of how
A) status produces psychological reactance.
B) there is cohesion in a group.
C) the teen seeks to maintain emotional distance from would-be sexual partners.
D) public commitment reduces susceptibility to social influence.
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