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(n)

a. comparison reference group.
b. normative reference group.
c. outgroup.
d. audience reference group.


a

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What will be an ideal response?

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a. Instrumental needs – law and education
b. Expressive needs – motivation and emotion
c. Biological needs – food and procreation
d. Integrative needs – religion and art

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a. Physical b. Power c. Legal d. Joint

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