□□erearesev□ralre□son□wh□individualsm□y□nga□einnon-sin□e□ebehavior.Onecom□□n□ausei□□hedesiretoavoid□onflic□□rneg□□□vere□□rcussions.Forinsta□ce,□per□onmigh□feig□ag□eementwitha□ollea□ue'sopi□io□tomai□t□inharmonyinthewor□pl□ce.Anotherr□asonco□l□bet□□pursui□ofper□o□□lgain,su□h□sp□ete□dingtosuppor□□cau□etogainsoci□lapp□ovalorpr□fess□onaladvanceme□t.Additi□nally,so□ietalpressur□sandcult□ralnormscanalsopla□ar□lei□encouragingnon-sincer□□ehavior,asindivid□a□smayfeelc□mpelledtoconform□□certainexpectati□nsor□tandard□. Therea□es□□e□alr□asons□hyindivid□a□sm□yengagei□□on-sincerebeha□ior.One□ommoncaus□is□hedesire□oavoidconflic□ornegativere□ercussion□.Forinstance,ap□r□on□ightfei□na□reementwithaco□league□□opinion□o□aintainharmony□nthew□rkplace.Anotherreasoncouldbethep□rs□i□ofpers□nalgain,su□□aspretendingtosupportac□usetog□insoci□lappr□v□□orprofe□□ionala□va□cement.Addit□onally□societalpr□ssuresandcultur□lnor□sca□a□□o□l□ya□olein□ncouragingno□-sinc□rebehavior,asindiv□dualsmayfee□compelledtoconformtoc□rtainexpectat□onsorstand□rds. Th□□eareseveral□eas□□sw□□in□ividualsma□e□□ageinnon-s□ncer□b□havio□.Onec□□moncause□sthede□ire□oavoidconflictorne□at□vere□erc□□□ions.Forinstance,a□ersonmightf□igna□□eeme□twith□c□□leag□e'sopi□□o□□omainta□nharmonyinthew□rkp□a□e.□notherreasoncould□□thepursuitofp□rso□alga□n,su□haspret□ndingto□u□portaca□setogainsocial□□provalorprofession□lad□a□c□□ent.A□diti□nally,□ocie□alpr□ssur□sa□dcul□u□alnor□sc□nal□opla□aroleinencouragingnon-sincerebehavior,asindividualsmayfe□lc□mpelledtoconf□□mtocertainexpec□at□on□orstandards. The□ear□seve□□lr□asonswhyi□□ividualsmay□ngageinno□-□inc□rebehavio□.On□commo□□aus□i□thedesireto□voidco□fl□cto□ne□ativerepercussi□ns.Forinstance□a□ersonmight□eign□greemen□witha□ollea□u□'sopiniontomai□tai□□armonyintheworkplace□An□therr□□son□□uldb□th□pur□uitofpersonalg□in,s□cha□pre□e□dingtosuppo□ta□□use□ogainso□i□□approva□orprofessiona□adva□cement.□dditio□ally,societa□pres□ure□andculturaln□□msca□alsoplayarol□in□nco□ra□ingnon-si□cereb□havior,asindividualsmayfeelco□□ell□dtoconfor□tocertainexpectations□rst□□□ards.