The Main Reason Why a Person's Values Do Not Influence

question 96

Multiple Choice

The main reason why a person's values do not influence his or her behavior is that:

• A) the values are too specific.
• B) values never affect behavior under any circumstances.
• C) values affect a person's ability but not his or her motivation to act.
• D) values usually conflict with each other, making it difficult to determine which value to apply.
• E) values tend to be too abstract to see the connection to specific situations.

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Definitions:

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Zone of Proximal Development

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Capability

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Biological Perspective

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