A manager wanted to investigate the attitudes of office staff to a new open-plan layout. He used a volunteer sample of employees from the department. The employees were interviewed in focus groups of four.
One of the participants, Leo, privately liked the new open-plan layout and felt it improved productivity. However, when the manager interviewed him alongside three of his close colleagues, the colleagues all argued that the layout was noisy and disruptive. Leo also agreed and said he disliked the layout.
Use your knowledge of conformity to explain one reason for Leo's behaviour.
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