When a coworker confronted Grady about the large discrepancy in the inventory list, he claimed, "The boss made me do it." This dissonance is an example of ______.
A) moral imagination
B) moral intensity
C) moral disengagement
D) moral hypocrisy

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Grady's justification for his actions by blaming the boss is an example of moral disengagement, where an individual rationalizes unethical behavior to disconnect from the moral standards.

When a Coworker Confronted Grady About the Large Discrepancy in the Inventory