Ron decides to wear low-hanging, loose, baggy pants, because all of his friends are wearing them. No one told him he has to; he chooses to do it simply because he wants to "fit in," and look like his friends. His behavior is an example of ______.

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Ron's behavior of wearing low-hanging, loose, baggy pants to fit in with his friends is an example of conformity. Conformity is the act of adjusting one's behavior or thinking to match the norms of a group. In this case, Ron is adjusting his clothing style to match the norms of his friend group. Obedience refers to following the orders or commands of an authority figure, deindividuation refers to losing one's sense of individual identity in a group, and role diffusion refers to the confusion that can arise from having multiple roles within a group. None of these concepts accurately describe Ron's behavior in this scenario.

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