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rationalizat ion involves select one: conscious use of skills denial intelligent thinking about problems using excuses to protect

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Rationalizat ion involves Select one: conscious use of skills denial intelligent thinking about problems using excuses to protect self-image objectivity

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using excuses to protect self-image

Explanation

Rationalization is a defense mechanism identified by psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud that involves explaining an unacceptable behavior or feeling in a rational or logical manner to avoid the true explanation. Thus, the correct answer would be the one that accurately describes this behavior. In other words, it often involves making excuses or justifying behaviors to protect one’s self-image. Each of the other choices:'conscious use of skills', 'denial', 'intelligent thinking about problems', and 'objectivity' do not exactly describe the process or purpose of rationalization.It's essentially a subconscious process to create an agreeable interpretation of our behavior to lessen the cognitive dissonance experienced due to the conflict of our habits/actions with our morals/beliefs.