______ are created,shared,and sustained by community members because they promote behavior that benefits the collective.

A) Moderators.
B) Guidelines.
C) Social norms.
D) Standards of behavior.
E) Regulations.

Social Norms

Implicit rules or guidelines within a society or group that dictate acceptable behaviors, values, and beliefs.

Collective Behavior

How groups of individuals act together in a shared context, often leading to emergent social phenomena.

Moderators

Variables or factors that alter the strength or direction of the relationship between an independent and a dependent variable.