Group Members with the Highest Status

question 60

Multiple Choice

Group members with the highest status:

• A) tend to pattern their behaviors after those of lowest-status members.
• B) have the most effect on the development of group norms.
• C) like to spend most of their time in solitude.
• D) seldom act according to the established standards of behavior.

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