A man goes on an impulsive, expensive shopping spree and then tries to justify it to his wife by saying, "Honey, I saved us a fortune because everything was on sale!" He is using the defense mechanism of ______.

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Rationalization involves justifying or rationalizing one's behavior or actions, often by providing logical, but false or misleading, reasons for them. In this case, the man is rationalizing his impulsive shopping spree by claiming that he actually saved money because everything was on sale, even though he likely spent more money than he would have otherwise.

A Man Goes on an Impulsive, Expensive Shopping Spree and Then