Dorothy is the brand-new infant of Nanette, a young single mother. Nanette isn't much interested in Dorothy. She is careless in feeding her, and leaves her wet and uncomfortable to cry it out. One of the things we might expect of Dorothy is .

Paula maintained her normal weight during her freshman year in college. during her sophomore year, she moved into an apartment with two friends who are overweight. the three regularly enjoy high-calorie meals together, and paula has gained more than twenty pounds. she wants to lose weight, but it seems as if, whenever she plans to prepare a healthful, low-calorie meal, her roommates come home with a box of pizza or take-out burgers and fries. what type of influence are her friends having on her behavior? social undermining moral support emotional encouragement informal persuasion social undermining