If an individual pursues a college degree taking the easiest classes and paying friends to write essays and papers, the action is classified as
A)traditional.
B)affectional.
C)value-rational.
D)instrumental rational.

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This action is classified as "instrumental rational" because the individual is using the most efficient means (taking the easiest classes and paying friends to write essays) to achieve a specific goal (obtaining a college degree), regardless of the ethics or morality of those means.

If an Individual Pursues a College Degree Taking the Easiest