Question

Amanda is in junior high and begged her mother to buy her a certain brand of athletic shoe that all the "cool" kids in school were wearing. She thought that if she had those shoes, she would be accepted as one of them. To Amanda, these other students in school that she wants to be associated with represent a(n):

Answer 1

Answer:

This MCQ has following options:

A. primary reference group

B. secondary reference group

C. dissociative reference group

D. aspiration reference group

E. attractive reference group

The answer is: D. aspiration reference group

Explanation:

Aspiration reference group is subset of reference group in which a person wants to be associated with other person / group to where he /she does not belong. In this group, a person takes aspiration and tries to copy the behavior and attitude of the group members.

Amanda wants to buy those shoes as she wants to be in the "cool kids" group.