Anew student at a high school is displaying normative conformity by all of the following except a. trying out for a sports team. b. dressing like the other students. c. sitting alone in the cafeteria. d. joining popular clubs.

The correct answer for this question is ''sitting alone in the cafeteria''

Option C

Explanation:

A type of influence from society that involves change in a behavior or belief for a reason to joining with a group of people. This may occur due to some pressure which may be real or imagined in a group.  

The process of yielding to a pressure in a group refers to Conformity. Bullying, teasing, persuasion, criticism, etc are some of the examples of group pressure. The acceptance of an idea by major part of any group refers to conformity.  

Normative conformity includes the following: A person wishes to join with a group because of  a group pressure.  

A person may be scared of group rejection. A person may publicly accept a group but may dislike the group personally.