When 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.
b. normative reference group.
c. outgroup.
d. audience reference group.
Answer is c. outgroup. (those people who do not belong to a specific in-group.)
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