Because most members of a new group want to create a good first impression, they tend to be overly polite with one another during their initial meetings. They don't interrupt one another and avoid expressing strong opinions

These behaviors are characteristic of
a) dialectic tension.
b) primary tension.
c) secondary tension.
d) tertiary tension.
e) assimilation tension.


ANS: b

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