Question

Rachel is surprised when her friend Sarah consistently interrupts her while she is speaking. Rachel believes her friend should not continually disrupt her. Rachel's perception of her friend's behavior is based on a __________.

a. hypothetical situations
b. personal contact
c. constitutive rule
d. regulative rules

Answer 1

Answer: D) Regulative rules.

Explanation: The social norm of not interrupting of the other seems to be only authorized for children, because adults do not stop doing it constantly, if we observe any conversation we will check how everyone is eager to speak, that listening happens to the background and it seems that interrupting is inevitable, so we must learn to speak, not only as a social rule, but also for improve the active listening.