Researchers in social psychology study norms of behavior.They distinguish between two types of norms-______________ which let others know what is expected or approved of,and _________________ which are what most people do in a certain situation.

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Injunctive norms refer to what is expected or approved of in a certain situation, while descriptive norms refer to what is actually done by most people in that situation. This distinction is commonly used in social psychology and it helps researchers to understand how individuals conform to social expectations and to what extent they rely on the behavior of others as a guide for their own behavior. The terms "emulative" and "illustrative" (B) are not commonly used in this context, and "inferential" and "hackneyed" (C) and "approbative" and "tacit" (D) are not accurate descriptions of these types of norms.

Researchers in Social Psychology Study Norms of Behavior