norm violation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofnormandviolation
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norm
noun[C usually plural]
uk/nɔːm/us/nɔːrm/
an accepted standard or a way of behaving or doing things that most people ...
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violation
noun[C or U]
uk/ˌvaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/us/ˌvaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/
an action that breaks or acts against something, especially a law, agreement, principle, or something that should be treated ...
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(Definition ofnormandviolationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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In contrast, demonstrations ofnormviolationare protected from ridicule, and may even gain a cachet of urgency and truth.
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Note that on purely numerical grounds, a persistent emphasis onnormviolationought to be self-eliminating.
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But these demonstrations of norm violations could not be regarded as anomalies calling for theory revision because there was no theory to be revised.
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Exhibiting loyalty, actors choose to reduce or forgo norm violations although they may not want to.
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While many insiders and outsiders sort themselves into four classes, and do so via the number and severity of norm violations, clearly, others do not.
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No longer would the field focus on norm violations or counterintuitive findings.
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At that point, norm violations are considered established even if most participants acted properly.
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An exclusive focus on norm violations discourages cumulative research and theoretical development.
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In contrast, choosing to engage in or continue with norm violations in spite of social controls reflects exit or voice.
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Actors employing primary voice commit norm violations and see their actions as deviations which they cannot stop.
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Krueger is also right, however, in noting that improved measurement is likely to strengthen the argument that performance errors cannot explain norm violations.
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Deception, which is the withholding of information or provision of misinformation to others, also affects judges' knowledge of norm violations.
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Second is that this sorting depends on the number and severity of norm violations.
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Once reasoning abilities are measured more reliably with multiple-item scales, these correlations will probably increase and strengthen the argument that performance errors cannot explain norm violations.
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Here, the actor internalises his role as a deviant and commits norm violations partly because these violations are necessary for him to maintain his deviant identity.
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Group tolerance for deviation varies across membership; not all group members receive the same treatment for norm violations.
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