Rationalization involves
A) motivated forgetting of distressing experiences.
B) unconscious attribution of our negative qualities onto others.
C) providing reasonable-sounding explanations for unreasonable behaviors or failures.
D) transforming an anxiety-producing experience into its opposite.
Answer: C
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