Tariq doesn't want his kids to give in to peer pressure to smoke. According to the inoculation hypothesis, one way he could build up their resistance to potential peer pressure is to
a. let them smoke so that their attitudes will be based on direct experience.
b. present them with weak arguments for smoking so that they can generate counterarguments.
c. present them with very strong arguments against smoking on which to base their attitudes.
d. have them listen to subliminal anti-smoking messages.
b
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