_______ norms address people's perceptions of what other people approve of,whereas _______ norms address people's perceptions of what other people actually do.

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Injunctive norms refer to the perceived approval or disapproval of others for a particular behavior, while descriptive norms refer to the perceived behavior of others in a particular situation. For example, an injunctive norm might be that it is socially unacceptable to talk loudly in a library, while a descriptive norm might be that most people in the library are speaking softly. Therefore, option A is the correct choice.

_______ Norms Address People's Perceptions of What Other People Approve