Values shape what we perceive. They influence our goals, the alternatives we select, and the ranking of these alternatives. Values are a consistent response to situations with common factors. True values are principals and ideals you live by. Sometimes this is because we don't know any other ways, or because we haven't stopped to think about the motives or reasons for the things we think, say, or do.
Values are a part of our experience.
They contribute to that experience, and they affect our behavior.