Question

In her first few weeks at the marketing division of Rolland Retails, Judith Cox realized that Joshua, Doug, and Carl were closer to her manager, Eric Scott, than the other five team members. Eric, Joshua, Doug, and Carl came to work at the same time, were seen together at the cafeteria, and stayed late and worked when the need arose. In contrast to them, the other five team members did the routine jobs assigned to them, and their interactions lacked the understanding and camaraderie that Eric shared with the others. Joshua, Doug, and Carl make up Eric's ________.

Answer 1

Ingroup

Step-by-step explanation

Ingroup is a group that you associate yourself with or a social group to which a person identifies with for instance, when two rival basket ball teams face off in a game, the team an individual support is the in-group while the other team is the out group.

Joshua, Doug, and Carl make up Eric's in-group while In contrast to them, the other five team members is the outgroup