On the Last Day of Class, Sara's Chemistry Study Group

question 78

Multiple Choice

On the last day of class, Sara's chemistry study group meets at a coffeehouse to celebrate their final exam being over. They are all a little sad that they will no longer see one another in their study sessions every week because the study group has run its course. What stage of group development does this represent?

• A) Performing
• B) Storming
• C) Adjourning
• D) Norming

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Definitions:

Emotional Regulation

The process by which individuals influence their emotions, when they have them, and how they experience and express these emotions.

Social Referencing

A process by which infants and young children look to their caregivers or others in their environment to gauge how they should react to a given situation, person, or object, especially in unfamiliar settings.

Self-conscious Emotions

Emotions that require self-awareness and reflection, such as embarrassment, pride, shame, and guilt, often developing in the context of social interactions.

Social Smile

A smile that is socially motivated, typically in response to another person, used as a basic act of social communication.