As you leave home to return to campus from your holiday break,your mother says to you,"Study hard,get good grades,try to keep the partying under control." She is conveying ________ to you.
A) a descriptive norm for behavior in college
B) an injunctive norm for behavior in college
C) her pluralistic ignorance of behavior in college
D) a situational norm for behavior in college

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The statement "Study hard, get good grades, try to keep the partying under control" conveys an injunctive norm, which is a perceived social pressure to perform in a certain way to gain approval or avoid disapproval from others. In this case, the mother is expressing her expectations and values for the behavior she would like to see from her child in college.

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