Which of the following is FALSE regarding research on alcohol?
a. Children of alcoholics are no more likely to drink than their counterparts whose parents are not alcoholics because they tend to fear the negative effects that they have seen growing up.
b. Research has shown that the media and advertising play a part in getting people to start drinking.
c. People whose friends drink are more likely to drink than those whose friends are nondrinkers.
d. Just believing that it is normal to drink can make a person drink even if this perceived norm is inaccurate.
A
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