Psychology / Unit 10 Psych 1107 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Rationalization
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The idea
Rationalization is the construction of acceptable explanations for behavior whose real motives are threatening.
In practice
A person who missed a deadline explains it entirely through others' delays.
Where people slip
A rationalization can be true and still be a rationalization. Accuracy is not what defines it.
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