Becky works for a large technology company that sponsors an intramural soccer league. Becky has been on a soccer team with the other software engineers for her product for several years, and they are very good. Team members rarely miss practices and never miss games, they know each other's strengths and weaknesses on the field, and they play together so well they have won the company championship two years in a row. When the team was first formed, however, the players did not seem very committed, team cohesion was not very good, and the team took a very long time to decide on which plays and strategies to use. After making a change midway through the first season that led to increased cohesion, team performance improved dramatically.

What is the likely change that Becky's team made midway through its first season?

a. A-type conflict was encouraged over c-type conflict.

b. The team's size was reduced.

c. The team's size was increased.

d. Team norms were abolished.