Which term describes the tendency to imitate the behavior of peers instead of using personal judgment?

• A. Cognitive Bias
• B. Moral Pluralism
• C. Conformity Bias
• D. Moral Myopia

Answer: (C)

Conformity bias is the tendency to imitate peers rather than rely on your own judgment. People do this to fit in, avoid conflict, or assume the group has better information. It shows up when you follow what others are doing or saying even if it goes against what you’d decide on your own. This focuses on social influence and group pressure, unlike broader cognitive biases that cover thinking errors in general. The other terms are about ethics rather than social imitation—moral pluralism involves multiple moral viewpoints, and moral myopia is a limited view of moral issues. So conformity bias best captures the described behavior.