The first behavioral pattern makes conformity with a group the governing standard. When the group stands firm in religious commitment, the person seems firm; when its members change direction, that person's behavior changes with them.
Underlying motive: fear of social disapproval or desire for acceptance instead of principled conviction.
Observable pattern: the same act is praised before one audience and abandoned before another, even though the relevant reasons have not changed.
For instance, someone carefully guards honesty while companions are watching but abandons it when supervision ends. Social encouragement can genuinely help moral behavior; the fault arises when conformity, rather than ethical commitment, becomes the decisive basis of action.