Marc's college friends exercise everyday because they believe it's good for their health.Marc starts to exercise as well and also comes to believe it benefits his health.When everyone goes home for the summer,Marc continues to exercise.This best describes an example of:

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Private conformity refers to a change in a person's beliefs or behaviors that are a result of their internal acceptance of the values or norms of a group, even when they are not in the presence of that group. In this scenario, Marc's decision to continue exercising during the summer when his friends are not around suggests that he has personally internalized the belief that exercising is beneficial for his health, rather than simply conforming to external pressures from his friends (public conformity) or following social norms for fear of rejection or punishment (normative social influence). The concept of injunctive norm, which refers to beliefs about what behaviors are morally or socially acceptable, is not relevant to this scenario.

Marc's College Friends Exercise Everyday Because They Believe It's Good