A student nurse who normally attends classes during the day attends an evening class
On returning to the day class, the student tells classmates how different the evening class is; the evening students just shout out answers in discussions and are far more casual. What is this student describing?
1.
Functional behavior
2.
Group norms
3.
Dysfunctional behavior
4.
A group in transition
ANS: 2
The student is describing group norms, which vary between groups and are decided on by group expectations.
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