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It’s called respect. Do you respect your elders?

Bobbing one's head as a habitual reflex at the mention of the Savior is called superstition, a token response seen even in demons. Pious Jews do this constantly whilst reading aloud the Scriptures. It is called 'davening.'

What an elder desires (and I am one) is instant, willing deference to the authority of God's Word and the teaching of it as delegated by God to His spiritually mature servants, not merely lip-service as a way of sliding past personal accountability for vulgar language, actions, and passive defiance to God's commands in one's own lifestyle.

"Wherefore the Lord said,

Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me,
but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:
Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder:
for the wisdom of their wise ~~men~~ shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent ~~men~~ shall be hid"

(Isa 29:13,14 AV; cf Mt. 15:7-9, Mk. 7:5-9)

"Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,

'This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth,
and honoureth me with ~~their~~ lips;
but their heart is far from me.
But in vain they do worship me,
teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.' "

(Mt. 15:7-9 AV)

"Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him,

Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands?

He answered and said unto them,

Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written,
'This people honoureth me with their lips,
but their heart is far from me.
Howbeit in vain do they worship me,
teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.'
For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.

And he said unto them,

Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition. "

(Mk. 7:5-9 AV; my bolding and underlining for emphasis)