You enter an empty elevator. The next three people who enter the elevator all turn and face backward. You decide that since they are facing backward, they must know something you don't, so you turn around and face backward too. This is an example of ______.

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This is an example of conformity, where individuals change their behavior to match the behavior of others in a group. In this case, the individual perceives that the behavior of others (facing backwards in the elevator) is the norm and conforms to that norm.

You Enter an Empty Elevator