When Mrs.Jones asks her kindergarten class,"Who is looking forward to summer vacation?" every student raises his or her hand.Notice that Mrs.Jones did not ask them to raise their hands they just know that is the socially acceptable way to respond to the question.The behaviour of raising your hand in elementary school is an example of:

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Social norms are behaviors that are considered acceptable or expected in a particular social setting. In this case, the social norm in the kindergarten class is to raise your hand when the teacher asks a question. Social facilitation refers to the tendency for people to perform better on simple tasks when in the presence of others, and it does not apply in this situation as raising your hand is not a task that requires performance. Social loafing refers to the tendency for people to exert less effort when working in a group, and groupthink refers to the tendency for a group to make decisions without considering all options or alternatives. Neither of these concepts applies to the situation in Mrs. Jones' kindergarten class.

When MrsJones Asks Her Kindergarten Class,"Who Is Looking Forward to Summer