Question

Question 1 saved when michael starts high school, he joins the basketball team. he begins to look to his teammate friends for cues on how to behave at dances, in the hallways, and even in the classroom. michael's basketball team is serving as michael's _____

Answer 1

I believe the answer is: Reference group

Reference group refers to the group that become subjects of comparison to another group of individual.  

Most people use this reference group to measure our own worth (for example, if you want to know whether you a bad or good guitar player, the reference group that you would most likely use would be famous band member) , and this might influence the formation of our identity in the future.