Asked by banana

Zachary’s 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

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Negative peer pressure — his friends are pressuring him to conform (buy the same expensive shoes), which is an unwanted or potentially harmful social influence.