Saying that humans are rational decision makers is essentially the same thing as saying they engage in rationalization.

Newlyweds Taja and Ferrenzo had a fight, during which Taja slapped Ferrenzo across the face. According to research, how will Taja likely explain her regretful behavior?

a. She will take full responsibility and apologize. b. She will try to make it up to Ferrenzo with a nice dinner. c. She will try to justify it by finding an external reason for slapping him. d. She will pretend that it was an accident

Choose the research term that describes the cause of change in the other variable.

A. Dependent variable B. Independent variable