Another example is how people rationalize their behaviour even though society, or others, may deem it as morally or legally wrong. If a person steals from their employer they may rationalize it by thinking that ‘everybody else does it so why shouldn’t I?’ Or, that we feel aggrieved at the pay we receive, 25
so we take a little more on the side, feeling that we deserve more money so its not wrong at all. We may recognize that stealing is wrong but we twist the information to justify our opinion and end the contradiction that we are experiencing.