A police task force working to reduce violent crime lacked cohesion initially,and even spent several months embroiled in conflict.Gradually,it became better organized and more effective.Members worked together well for several years,then the group disbanded.The task force's development is consistent with a ___ model.
A)hierarchical phase
B)successive-stage
C)cyclical
D)balance
E)punctuated equilibrium

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The task force's development follows a successive-stage model, which describes a group's progression through distinct stages: forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning. The initial lack of cohesion and conflict aligns with the storming stage, followed by improved organization and effectiveness in the norming and performing stages, and finally disbanding in the adjourning stage.

A Police Task Force Working to Reduce Violent Crime Lacked