What is a reference group? What would be an example of a group that serves as your group’s reference group?

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  • Name and describe your group. What is the main purpose (manifest functions) of the group?
  • Is your group a primary or secondary group? Explain how you know this by providing specific information about your group such as the size (number of members), type, and duration of the interaction.
  • What leadership function(s) and style will your group utilize? Provide evidence to explain why. Make sure to include the definitions in your reply.
  • What is a reference group? What would be an example of a group that serves as your group’s reference group?
  • What is an in-group? What is an out-group? Who is part of your groups’ in-group (types of people you would include as members)? Who is considered your group’s out-group (types of people you would exclude from membership)?
  • What is groupthink? Does your group need to guard against groupthink? Why or why not? (Consider leadership style when determining.) Regardless, provide one strategy (specific method for achieving) any group could use to avoid groupthink.
  • Group think the process where members of a cohesive group arrive at a decision that many individual members privately believe is unwise.
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