Question

You take an unapproved calculator into your Mathematics exam. The calculator has CAS functionality, which is not allowed as it can provide an advantage. You reason that it’s your teacher’s responsibility to make sure you’ve got the correct calculator.



This is an example of

Answer 1

This is an example of displacement of responsibility (a form of moral disengagement) — i.e., blame‑shifting or externalizing responsibility to the teacher rather than accepting your own duty to follow the rules.