As an example of how values can contrast and conflict, read the following case to compare how Americans and Venezuelans prioritize rules and relationships differently.
Value Comparison: Rules vs. Relationships*
You are riding in a car driven by a close friend when he hits a pedestrian. There are no other witnesses and the pedestrian is bruised but not badly hurt. The speed limit in this part of town is 20 miles an hour, but you noticed that your friend was driving 35. His lawyer tells you that if you will testify under oath that your friend was driving 20, he will suffer no serious consequences.
• Would you testify that your friend was driving 20 miles an hour? YES or NO ?
Percentage of Americans who said they would: 4%
Percentage of Venezuelans who said they would: 66%
