Selma's friends can't stand her new girlfriend, Patty, and have been pressuring Selma to stop seeing her. Selma gets agitated and feels that her friends should mind their own business and not try to "run her life" for her. According to the concept of ____, Selma would be most likely to respond by ____
a. psychological reactance? breaking up with Patty
b. psychological reactance? feeling even more dedicated to her relationship with Patty
c. attitude inoculation? eventually becoming persuaded by her friends' attitudes about Patty
d. attitude inoculation? taking out her frustrations on Patty
b
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