Question

zacharys friends have all started wearing an expensive brand of shoes and are now insisting that he buys the same shoes.
which best describes this situation?
○ empathy
○ reciprocity
○ positive peer pressure
○ negative peer pressure

Explanation:

Empathy is understanding others' feelings, not relevant here. Reciprocity is mutual exchange, not applicable. Positive peer pressure encourages good behavior, but buying expensive shoes due to insistence is more about negative influence (pressure to conform to costly trends, not a positive action). Negative peer pressure is when peers pressure someone to do something (like buy expensive shoes) that may not be in their best interest or is due to coercion/conformity pressure.

Answer:

D. negative peer pressure