Joan is not sure if she wants to become an engineer, so she decides to take an internship at a local engineering firm and joins an engineering club at her college. Engineers are Joan's __________________.
A) primary group
B) secondary group
C) reference group
D) ascribed group

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A reference group is a group that an individual uses as a standard for their own behavior and attitudes. In this case, Joan is using the engineers she interacts with at the engineering firm and in the engineering club as a reference group to help her make a decision about whether or not she wants to become an engineer.

Joan Is Not Sure If She Wants to Become an Engineer