Which of the following statements does NOT reflect the influence of values that contribute to a situationist versus a pro-personality position?

A) People are both flexibly adaptive to situations and consistent in personal style.
B) Attributing behavior to the situation absolves people from blame.
C) Attributing actions to personality implies that people are responsible for their circumstances.
D) People are free to do what they want, so they are responsible for their actions.

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Aditya Kumar · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : A, Explanation :  Statement A reflects a balance between the situationist perspective, which emphasizes the influence of situations on behavior, and the pro-personality perspective, which emphasizes consistency in behavior across different situations. It does not exclusively support one over the other, making it the statement that does not reflect a clear influence of values contributing to one position over the other.

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