Lance found a wallet containing over $500 cash. He knew he should try to return the wallet to its owner and that he could take the cash and the owner wouldn't know if he took it or if someone else did before Lance found the wallet. Lance won't do that, though, because he believes that would be wrong. What are the personal standards and beliefs that guided Lance's behaviour?

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Lance's behaviour is guided by personal standards and beliefs, which refer to his morals. Ethics refers to a broader set of societal standards for good behaviour. Norms refer to accepted behaviours within a particular group or community. The superego is a concept from Freudian psychology that refers to the internalized moral standards that guide a person's behaviour.

Lance Found a Wallet Containing Over $500 Cash