A terrorist dismisses the death of one hostage as unimportant in comparison to the hundreds of his comrades killed by government security forces.This illustrates Bandura's disengagement technique of
A)displacement.
B)euphemistic labeling.
C)personal attribution.
D)diffusing responsibility.
E)palliative comparison.

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This illustrates Bandura's disengagement technique of palliative comparison, where harmful actions are made personally and socially acceptable by comparing them to worse actions or by highlighting the context in a way that makes the initial action seem less severe or significant. In this case, the terrorist is comparing the death of one hostage to the deaths of hundreds of his comrades, suggesting that the former is less significant or harmful in comparison.

A Terrorist Dismisses the Death of One Hostage as Unimportant