In 1972, a jet carrying a rugby team from Peru crashed high in the snow-covered Andes Mountains. Many of the players survived for more than 2 months by eating the remains of those who died. Psychologists justified their cannibalism because that was the only way they could have survived so long without food. By what definition might their behavior best be classified?

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The behavior of the survivors can best be classified under "situational context" because their actions, which under normal circumstances would be considered unacceptable, were deemed justifiable due to the extreme situation they found themselves in, where no conventional food sources were available, and survival depended on consuming the remains of those who died in the crash.

In 1972, a Jet Carrying a Rugby Team from Peru