Felix finds a wallet with $350.00 in it.Although the wallet has the owner's identification inside,Felix decides to keep the money because he tells himself that it is the owner's fault for losing the wallet.After all,the owner should NOT have been so careless.Felix's behaviour is an example of which defence mechanism?

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Felix is using rationalization as a defence mechanism, by justifying his behavior of keeping the money by blaming the owner's carelessness.

Felix Finds a Wallet with $350