Marcus has recently started a placement at a prestigious corporate law firm. He is highly eager to be liked and accepted by the senior associates, whom he views as exceptionally successful and influential.

During an informal team briefing, one of the senior associates suggests that all team members should adopt a 'mindfulness desk-tidy routine' at the start of every day, which involves arranging stationery in order of length and posting a photo of their desk on the company’s internal forum with the tag #FocusedMind. Marcus privately thinks this practice is completely absurd and a waste of valuable billable hours, but he spends the first evening worrying about being seen as uncooperative or being excluded from future projects. The next morning, he meticulously aligns his pens, takes a photo, and posts it with the tag.

Use your knowledge of types of conformity and explanations for conformity to explain Marcus's behaviour.