Many Hollywood movie stars were among the first to buy electric and hybrid vehicles. These stars often become , influencing other consumers' behavior.

Reference groups

Explanation:

Reference groups are those groups that influenced our attitude, belief thought, etc. The reference group always plays the role of our role model. The managers in an organization used the reference group to influence the customer that how a customer gets attracted and at the base make a decision.  

There are two types of reference groups such as:

For example celebrities and heroes.  

the correct answer is "c": the pillars proclaimed his regret at the bloodshed at the battle of kalinga and his conversion to buddhism.

the kalinga war is considered as one of the largest battles in the history of india. it was fought between the between the maurya empire, which ruled the lands of what is now known as india at the time, and the independent feudal kingdom of kalinga.

the army of maurya empire, led by its king ashoka, fought a prolonged war against kalinga. the war ended around 262 bce with the victory of the maurya empire. it is believed that ashoka, after having witnessed the loss of many lives during this war, felt deep responsibility and eventually converted into buddhism.