According to Bandura,the fact that tobacco executives have knowingly justified the perpetuation of harm to consumers is due to their
A) moral disengagement.
B) self-regulation.
C) conditional positive regard.
D) vicarious reinforcement.

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Bandura's theory of moral disengagement suggests that people can justify harmful behavior if they disengage their moral standards. In the case of tobacco executives knowingly perpetuating harm to consumers, they may use mechanisms such as rationalization, euphemistic labeling, or displacement of responsibility to distance themselves from the negative consequences of their actions. Therefore, choice A) moral disengagement, is the best answer to this question.

According to Bandura,the Fact That Tobacco Executives Have Knowingly Justified