Joshua's roommate Vanessa is taking the same geology class that Joshua took the previous semester. Vanessa knows Joshua did well in the class, and she asks him if she can copy one of his essays. Joshua says, "No. I would lose my scholarship if I were caught cheating." What type of resistance to influence did he use?
A) justification
B) positive identity management
C) negative identity management
D) negotiation

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Joshua used justification as his resistance to influence by providing a reason (risk of losing his scholarship) for not allowing Vanessa to copy his essay.

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