Monica, a new student at Valley High School, becomes friends with a group of teenagers who use marijuana and remain seated during the singing of the national anthem. Although Monica had never used marijuana and used to sing the anthem, she begins to engage in the same behavior as her new friends. This is an example of

A. differential association.
B. conformity.
C. labeling.
D. both differential association and conformity.


A. differential association.

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