Three teenage girls who hang around together all start to smoke cigarettes, and eventually start to drink beer on weekends. With reference to recent research results of the Federal Trade Commission, the cause for the teenage girls' habits:

Three teenage girls who hang around together all start to smoke cigarettes, and eventually start to drink beer on weekends. With reference to recent research results of the Federal Trade Commission, the cause for the teenage girls' habits:

a. would most strongly influenced by families, friends, and peers.

b. have been influenced by advertisements portraying it as cool.

c. stem from hereditary traits.

d. directly relate to advertising campaigns of criminally negligent firms.

A. Would most strongly influenced by families, friends, and peers.

Explanation:

According to Federal Trade Commission research study, conducted recently, consumption habits in teenagers are not really influenced by the adverts, rather it is more influenced through their parents, siblings and peers.

Hence, in this case, the three teenagers girls who hang out over the weekend, who start to smoke cigarettes and drink beers must have been greatly influenced by their family members, friends or peer group.