Question

Maria is what social cognitive theorists would describe as a self-regulating person when it comes to her moral behavior. Given this information, which one of the following descriptions best describes Maria's moral behavior?
a. She works for social incentives; for example, she contributes to charity if she thinks that other people will like her better for doing so.
b. She behaves in morally appropriate ways only when she thinks other people are watching her.
c. She has an internal set of standards regarding right and wrong behavior, and she feels guilty when she violates those standards.
d. She has an internal set of standards regarding right and wrong, but those standards seldom influence the way she actually behaves.

Answer 1

This statement is valid for Maria

c. She has an internal set of standards regarding right and wrong behavior, and she feels guilty when she violates those standards.

Explanation:

Maria is a person that social cognitive theorists would describe as a self-regulating person when it comes to her moral behavior.

This means that morally she has a set of standards that are entirely her own and she behaves according to them and does not expect any outside influence to tell her how she must behave in front of the people.

Her behavior is dictated by her own set of rules failing which she would feel a real sense of guilt too