Precisely. People generally do as the system rewards them. If you live in a society of good opportunities and strong law enforcement, people have no incentive to steal, and will probably mostly not do so. If punishment for rape is lax, and/or the culture does not strongly censor it, then sexual crimes will abound. Etc.

And of course, in neoliberal growth capitalism, the pursuit of perpetual growth will mean that some very stupid things are going to be done because they please the system: planned obsolescence, burning unsold clothes to keep the brand valuable, etc. They would mine the earth dry if it would make them a penny in their quarterly reports.