Public safety officials want to increase the use of seat belts among drivers and have decided to show a television ad documenting the rising use of seat belts among drivers. This represents the use of __________ norms to change safety behaviors.
A) descriptive
B) injunctive
C) conjunctive
D) proscriptive

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Descriptive norms refer to the perception of what others are doing, and showing a television ad documenting the rising use of seat belts among drivers would appeal to people's desire to conform to what they perceive as the norm.

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