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 _____.

a. Out-group
b. Reference group
c. Aggregate
d. Secondary group

Reference group: The term reference group is a term associated with a group with which a person or member of another group is being compared. According to the sociologists, the reference group is defined as a group through which an individual evaluates himself or herself along with their behavior.

Types of reference groups:

1. Informational.

2. Utilitarian.

3. Value- expressive.

In the question above, Michael's basketball team is serving as Michael's reference group.

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Answer: b) Reference group

Explanation:

Reference group is defined as collection of members with which other person or the group is evaluated and compared .The other group tends to measure their behavior and abilities through comparing with the reference group.

Michael's basketball team can be considered as his reference group because he is gaining cues for behavior in hallway , classroom and dance through evaluating the team's behavior.

Other options are incorrect because out-group are the members out of a specific group.Aggregate is are people who are present at same time and place but do not persist any link. Secondary group is the group where personal interaction is low and work move towards goal.

Thus, the correct option is option(b).