Personal Agency Was Important in the Differences Between Western and Eastern

Personal agency was important in the differences between Western and Eastern thought. Personal agency is defined as: The extent to which individuals believe that they can control events that affect them and their destiny. Western personal agency always included

A) Themselves - they were masters of their own destiny
B) Townspeople who influenced them
C) Individuals who influenced them
D) Others - family, village, friends, colleagues who influenced them