A student earns a 68 on a chemistry test and feels terrible until he learns that the class average was a 48 . In this case the class is
a. comparison reference group. c. outgroup.
b. normative reference group. d. audience reference group.
Question 2When speaking to college students, a politician mentions her efforts to increase access to college loans and grants. In this case college students are the
a. comparison reference group. c. outgroup.
b. normative reference group. d. audience reference group.
Question 3Jane realizes that her salary (10.00 per hour) is significantly less than her two colleagues doing the same job. Those friends constitute
a. a comparison reference group. c. an outgroup.
b. a normative reference group. d. an audience reference group.
Question 4Which one of the following is true about reference groups?
a. A person has to be a member of reference group to be influenced by its standards.
b. A group to which someone once belonged cannot be a reference group.
c. People use the standards of a reference group to evaluate themselves.
d. A group to which someone hopes to belong cannot be a reference group.
Question 5Bryan is aware that he is not a jock.. That awareness of not being a member of a sport's team is experienced on ___________level.
a. a cognitive c. an evaluative
b. an affective d. a situational
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