Many people are afraid of picking up hitchhikers. Imagine that a hitchhiker, to be offered a ride, makes a suitcase out of a gasoline can so that he looks like he's a stranded motorist rather than a hitchhiker. A sociologist would say that the hitchhiker was working on
A) expressions of behavior.
B) impression management.
C) expressions given off.
D) expressions given.

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Impression management refers to the ways in which individuals attempt to control the impressions others have of them. In this scenario, the hitchhiker is using the gasoline can suitcase to create a different impression than that of a hitchhiker, in order to increase the likelihood of being offered a ride.

Many People Are Afraid of Picking Up Hitchhikers