<□>T□er□ are severa□ r□a□ons wh□ individuals may engage in non□si□cer□□beha□□□r. One common cause is th□ de□i□□ to a□oi□ confli□t or□n□gative □eper□ussi□ns. For instan□□, a pe□son □ight feign agreeme□t □□th□a □o□□eague□s opini□n to□maintain harm□ny in the wo□k□□ace. Another r□ason c□uld be t□e pursui□ of persona□ gain,□such a□ pre□ending to support a ca□se to g□in social approval or □rofe□sional□advancement. Addit□onally, socie□al p□es□□res and cultural □o□ms ca□ also p□ay a role □n enco□r□□ing□no□-□□ncer□ behav□or, as individual□ may □ee□ co□pelled to co□f□rm t□ □ertain □xpectation□ □r□s□andards.□