A student enters his English class and greets his teacher by saying, "Good morning, Mrs. Smith" and the teacher returns the greeting by saying, "Good morning to you, Erik." This type of exchange happens over and over again as students file into the classroom. This exchange represents which type of practice?

A. breaching experiment
B. norm violation
C. macro-level interaction
D. convention


Answer: D

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