Cheryl Recently Joined a Book Club

Multiple Choice

Cheryl recently joined a book club. After attending the first few meetings, Cheryl quickly learned that the group members spend very little time discussing the actual book and most of the time gossiping about the other members who were not there. Cheryl quickly followed suit and spent little time actually reading the books and more time learning what she could about the other members. The changes that occurred that allowed Cheryl to both join and fit in with this group is known as _________.

A) group socialization
B) social facilitation
C) social loafing
D) social compensation