Alonzo, the president of the student class and honor society, has been very busy and did not study for the history test. Although Alonzo is very confident, he realizes that he probably will not do well on the exam and has talked himself into cheating because he feels it is worth it to maintain his strong GPA, which he will need to be accepted by a good college. He tells his friend, "I don't usually do this, but I really have to do it." The cause of Alonzo's behavior is .

motivated blindness

Explanation:

Motivated Blindness can be defined as a systemic failure to perceive unethical conduct. The term motivated blindness was first used by Max H. Bazerman and Ann E. Tenbrunsel in their book "Blind Spots."

They define the term as a failure to see the unethical conduct of others when they know that is would not be in their best interest to notice it.

In the given case, the cause of Alonzo's behavior is because of his motivated blindness. He, as a president of the student class, overlooked the unethical behavior of cheating as it was not in his best interest.

So, the correct answer is Motivated Blindness.