At all department staff meetings,the supervisor always sits at the head of the table.If group members know they should not take the seat at the head of the table even though they have not been told to avoid that seat,they are adhering to a(n)__.
A)conforming norm.
B)implicit norm.
C)deviant norm.
D)explicit norm.
E)inclusion norm.

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An implicit norm is an unspoken rule or expectation that is understood and followed by the group. In this scenario, the group members know not to take the seat at the head of the table, even though they have not been explicitly told not to. Therefore, they are adhering to an implicit norm.

At All Department Staff Meetings,the Supervisor Always Sits at the Head