Three teen-aged girls spent hours at the store trying on various outfits, looking at possible combinations, and asking each other, "How do you think this outfit looks?" This situation is most closely related to which of the following situational influences?
A)purchase task
B)social surroundings
C)physical surroundings
D)temporal effects
E)antecedent states

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The presence of the two friends and their opinions (social surroundings) influenced the purchasing decisions of the three girls - they spent hours trying on multiple outfits and asking each other for feedback. The purchase task may have initially brought them to the store, but their focus on socializing and seeking input from others indicates that social surroundings played a more significant role in their shopping experience than other situational influences such as physical surroundings, temporal effects, or antecedent states.

Three Teen-Aged Girls Spent Hours at the Store Trying on Various