According to Tuckman & Jensen, this stage is the intimacy stage, and the group is beginning to build cohesion.

• A. Forming
• B. Norming
• C. Storming
• D. Performing

Answer: (B)

Understanding the stages of group development as described by Tuckman & Jensen helps you see how teams grow from initial polite interaction to real teamwork. After a group forms and members are still getting oriented, another phase follows where members begin to resolve differences and start to collaborate more closely. In this stage relationships deepen, roles and norms solidify, and trust builds across the group. People feel safer to share ideas, offer support, and hold each other accountable, which is what cohesion looks like in practice. This is the period often described as the intimacy or close-knit phase, and it corresponds to the norming stage. It’s distinct from forming, which is about getting acquainted and setting expectations; from storming, which involves conflicts and testing boundaries; and from performing, where the group operates smoothly toward its goals.