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Sam’s parents are often inconsistent in terms of their behaviors and what they say. Sam’s parents often tell her to be polite, but Sam sees her parents being impolite to others when it comes to letting other people off the elevators first or giving up seats in public buses. How would the inconsistency of Sam’s parents impact Sam?

1.She will act rudely and talk about beings polite is not important

2.She will act politely and talk about how important it is to be polite. She will act rudely and talk about how being polite is not important

3.She will not be influenced by her parents’ words and behaviors

4.She will act rudely but tell others how important it is to be polite

Explanation / Answer

The correct answer is Option 4. If we were to assume that Sam is heavily influenced by her parents, she is likely to imitate their observed behaviours which in this case is acting rudely with others while asserting the importance to be polite.

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