Group Norms Are Social Standards of Behaviour in Groups

question 16

Multiple Choice

Group norms are social standards of behaviour in groups:

• A) that are always implicit.
• B) that are always explicit.
• C) that may be implicit and/or explicit.
• D) that should not be discussed or monitored.
• E) that are rarely broken because everyone knows what they are.

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Definitions:

Selective Perception

The process by which individuals focus on certain stimuli within their environment while ignoring others, influenced by their interests, background, and attitudes.

Projection Errors

Mistakes in judgment where one's own thoughts, motivations, or feelings are attributed to someone else.

Self-Awareness

The conscious knowledge of one's own character, feelings, motives, and desires.

Halo Effect

A cognitive bias in which an observer's overall impression of a person, company, brand, or product influences the observer's feelings and thoughts about that entity's character or properties.