The Strikers,a soccer team,goes through periods where members play well and show great unity,but between these phases they tend to experience periods of internal conflict.The Striker's development is consistent with a ___ model.

A) hierarchical phase
B) successive-stage
C) cyclical
D) balance
E) punctuated equilibrium

The Strikers' development is characterized by periods of good performance and unity, followed by periods of internal conflict, which suggests a cyclical model of development. This model suggests that a group's development is not linear, but rather, it goes through cycles of growth, decline, and repeat. The Strikers experience this pattern of growth and decline, with the team cycling back to periods of unity and good performance after going through internal conflicts.