Rohan scribbles on desks and walls in his classroom. When questioned by his teacher about his deviant behavior, he says that other students have damaged more than just classrooms. He says that his classmates had even destroyed some of the lockers belonging to teachers. In this case, Rohan is reducing the responsibility of his wrong behavior through

A. palliative comparison.
B. personal attribution.
C. displacement.
D. euphemistic labeling.
E. moral justification.


Answer: A

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