Explain Why Some People Are Likely To Violate Social Rules

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I strongly believe that there are some extremely unpredictable situations which don’t let us predict the behavior. As we know, multiple psychological studies prove that people are likely to violate the social rules in extraordinary situations, not always of course, but in the majority of cases.
To answer this question I have to look back at my past and find the situation which might be somehow similar. For instance, when I was at primary school, I helped the girl who was not accepted by all the classmates. At the same time, I behaved in a way that would let me keep my own social position in a class. Therefore, I guess that I would be a guard which is on two sides. I would stay in contact with other guards; win their trust and respect to prevent

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