Groupthink, hope this helped
The scale <span>evaluates functional impairment ranging from 0 to 4.
The 0 is used for Healthy functioning, which indicates that the patient has healthy capability in making self and interpersonal functioning.
The 4 is used for extreme impairment, which pretty much indicates high level of personality disorders.</span>
Answer: Rationalization
Explanation:
Rationalization is defined as mechanism in which controversial behavior is justified through logical reasoning so that actual behavior can be avoided.Rational justification is made so that behavior can look correct and admirable by others.This is type of defense mechanism.
According to the question,Margaret is thinking rationally as she is justifying her low grade with logical reasoning of cheating done by her fellow classmates .She thinks she is actually good in chemistry as other subjects rather than considering that she actually needs improvement in the subject.
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