On the other hand, B.F. Skinner wrote: "the term drive is simply a convenient way of referring to the effects of deprivation and satiation and of other operations which alter the probability of behaviour it enables us to deal with many cases at once" . In contrast to what has been said about possibility to classify human behaviour, Dilthey proposed that "what man is, only his history tells" , thereby rejecting all possibilities of prediction. From the studies in psychology we see that "if there are any traits common to all people, they are so embedded in diverse cultures that we cannot say anything significant about them" .
The first step to analyse somebody's actions is to look at the intention of the deed, as well as the consequences it brings. The only difference that distinguishes murder, religious sacrifice and euthanasia is the intention. It should be noted though that it is a generalisation to say that all actions have an intention; for example, is it possible for a knee jerk reflex ever be intentional? Or can one intend an action when drunk? The above examples show that it is difficult to identify a mental act called intention.
The term ethics, as defined in the dictionary , (moral principles that govern or influence a person's behaviour), shows that the topic of the essay cannot solely be inspected from an individual point of view. Consequently, closer attention should be paid to the relation between behaviour of an individual and the society as a whole. Socialisation refers to the processes by which people learn the norms and roles necessary for functioning within societies ; in each frame or setting of interaction between the individual and the society, the person performs a role that is expected of the situation. Each role carries with it a set of norms of how it is to be played; norms are a subset of the general values, which represent the application of societal values to the "shoulds" and "oughts" of role conduct.