Aperson whose culture supports delaying or "adjusting" bad news to avoid upsetting the recipient of the information has probably learned

The correct answer is that social harmony is a high priority.
People who come from this type of culture value the harmony in the society more than anything and thus they don't want to disrupt it in any way. In the case of the person from the example above, he or she doesn't want to upset the recipient of bad news and thus will alter the information in order to mitigate their reaction.

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