Social Norms, Deviance, and Sanctions (7B) Practice Test

In a case study, a professional association disciplined a member for posting identifiable client details on a public social media account. The association’s published code emphasizes a norm of confidentiality and specifies a graduated response: private warning for first-time minor breaches, mandatory training for moderate breaches, and license suspension for repeated or severe breaches. In this case, the post included the client’s full name and appointment time; the member deleted it after 3 hours when contacted by colleagues. Based on the scenario, which sanction would most likely result from the behavior?

A policy evaluation examined a high school’s new “phone-free classroom” rule: students must place phones in a visible pouch at the start of class. Teachers were instructed to use an informal sanction (verbal reminder) for the first violation, and a formal sanction (referral leading to detention) for repeated violations in the same week. During week 3, a student kept a phone in their pocket and checked it under the desk after being reminded the previous day. Based on the policy, which sanction would most likely result from the behavior?