Question

While cleaning up after her party last night, Angela forgot to put the leftover crab dip in the refrigerator. When she discovered the now-spoiled dip in the morning, Angela said she didn’t mind having to throw it out because it wasn’t that good anyway. MOST likely, Angela is using:_______________
a. reaction formation.
b. repression.
c. rationalization.
d. regression.

Answer 1

Answer:

Answer is C. RATIONALIZATION.

Refer below.

Explanation:

Therefore,

Rationalization:

In psychology and rationale, rationalization or rationalization is a resistance system where dubious practices or emotions are defended and clarified in an apparently levelheaded or intelligent way to stay away from the genuine clarification, and are made intentionally middle of the road or even outstanding and unrivaled by conceivable methods.

Answer 2

Answer:

c. rationalization

Explanation:

In psychoanalytic theory, rationalization is a defense mechanism in which a person explains a behavior that causes him/her mental stress in a rational or logical manner in order to justify their behavior. In other words the person justifies their behavior/decision in a rational manner to avoid the true explanation and eliminate the stress it causes.

In this example, Angela forgot to put the leftover crab dip in the refrigerator, the next morning she discovers the spoiled dip and she says she didn't mind having to throw it out because it wasn't that good anyway. We can see that she is justifying her behavior (throwing out the dip) in a rational manner to avoid the explanation in which she has to throw it because of her forgetfulness. Thus, this is an example of rationalization.