One reason teenagers who smoke do not quit is because they are afraid they will lose their friends. The social aspect of their lives is more important than their health. Losing friends is which component of the behavioral response model and fear appeal? Group of answer choices Response cost Vulnerability Severity Intrinsic reward

Response cost is a type of punishment which nvolves removing a preferred item, or access to reinforcement so as to reduce the likelihood that the target behavior will appear again.

Here the teenagers feel that The social aspect of their lives is more important than their health. So Losing friends is a response cost which may reduce the likelihood of smoking.