As an adolescent, Travis comes out to his parents as gay. Following this, he withdraws from his heterosexual friends and promotes positions more radical than he previously did. He favors the "outing" of closeted public figures under all circumstances, and he argues that gay people who wish to marry are imitating heterosexual values. Which theory does Travis exemplify?

A. the resource competition theory
B. the observational learning theory
C. the cognitive categorization theory
D. the social identity theory


Answer: D

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