If You Tell Yourself, "I Couldn't Exercise Because Dave Was

question 25

Multiple Choice

If you tell yourself, "I couldn't exercise because Dave was hogging the treadmill" you are

• A) blaming.
• B) rationalizing.
• C) procrastinating.
• D) justifying.

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Definitions:

Evaluation

The process of assessing or judging the value, quality, or importance of something based on certain criteria.

Skepticism

An attitude of doubt or a disposition to incredulity either in general or toward a particular object.

Empirical Evidence

Information acquired by observation or experimentation that is used as a basis for knowledge in science.

Observation

The act of carefully watching and noting phenomena as they occur in order to gather data.