Blake Expects to Have Disagreements with His Parents Now That

Blake expects to have disagreements with his parents now that he is a teenager. He remembers a lot of confrontations between his older brother and their parents when he was a teenager. Recently, Blake has begun to experiment with alcohol, which he knows his parents would disapprove of, but he believes that these kinds of risks are part of being a teenager. Blake's expectations and beliefs are due to his ______.

A) understanding of social learning theory
B) acceptance of stereotypes of adolescence
C) imitation of his older brother
D) physical development in puberty