Gretchen Decides to Join a Study Group

question 4

Multiple Choice

Gretchen decides to join a study group. She attends the group for the first time and arrives about 10 minutes early for the meeting. She is surprised to see that no other group members have arrived. In fact, no one showed up until ten minutes past the posted start time. Gretchen realizes that arriving late is deemed appropriate behavior by the group. This would be an example of a group _____.

• A) norm
• B) role
• C) rule
• D) power

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