​You Have Been Invited to Attend a Meeting of a Special

question 151

Multiple Choice

​You have been invited to attend a meeting of a special interest group that a good friend is a part of. You accept the invitation and agree to attend the group's next meeting. After attending the meeting, you realize you are passionately opposed to everything the group stands for. You tell your friend you never want to attend another meeting or associate with anyone who is a part of that group. However, you will make a special allowance for your friend. In terms of social influences, which of the following terms best describes the group as it relates to you?

• A)Aspiration reference group
• B)Negative subculture
• C)Extremist reference group
• D)Dissociative reference group
• E)Ideological reference group

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