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PSYC 387 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
A person who loudly denounces homosexuals, paints antigay graffiti in public
places, frequently and loudly tells "fag" jokes, intimidates or even physically
attacks homosexuals is almost certainly engaging this defense mechanism?
Topic: n/a
a. Denial
b. Rationalization
c. Reaction formation
d. Projection - correct-answer - C
The indication that these behaviors might stem from reaction formation is their
disproportion and gratuitousness: no reasonable attitude leads to such behaviors
(see "Reaction Formation").
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Please select the answer that correctly lists the following defense mechanisms in
order of increasing complexity.
Topic: n/a
a. Denial, repression, reaction formation
b. Denial, reaction formation, repression
c. Reaction formation, repression, denial
d. Repression, reaction formation, denial
e. Repression, denial, reaction formation - correct-answer - A
Reaction formation is more psychologically complex than repression, which itself
is more complex than denial (see "Reaction Formation").
Which defense mechanism is the unconscious tactic of attributing to somebody
else a thought or an impulse that is feared in oneself?
Topic: n/a
a. Sublimation
b. Rationalization
c. Reaction formation
d. Projection - correct-answer - D
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To yourself as much as to anyone else, projection is a way of announcing "it's not
me who feels or acts this way, it's him!" (See "Projection.")
If you were angry at your professor for giving you extra homework over the
weekend, which of the following responses would NOT be an example of
displacement?
Topic: n/a
a. Arguing with the professor to change the assignment
b. Shouting at your roommate for never cleaning up her half of the room
c. Calling your parents to voice your disdain because they sent you to college
d. Becoming angry at your textbook's obtuse writing style - correct-answer - A
Displacement involves replacing one object of emotion with another (see
"Displacement").
Which aptly named mechanism defends against anxiety by creating a seemingly
rational case for why you had to commit a shameful act, thought, or feeling?
Topic: n/a
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a. Denial
b. Rationalization
c. Reaction formation
d. Projection - correct-answer - B
The hallmark of rationalization is the ability of otherwise intelligent people to
believe the implausible when it is in their own interest (see "Rationalization").
This defense mechanism turns a heated, anxiety-provoking issue into something
cool, abstract, and analytical.
Topic: n/a
a. Sublimation
b. Projection
c. Intellectualization
d. Rationalization - correct-answer - C
It could be said that Freud himself built his theory as a gigantic exercise in
intellectualization (see "Intellectualization").
PSYC 387 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
A person who loudly denounces homosexuals, paints antigay graffiti in public
places, frequently and loudly tells "fag" jokes, intimidates or even physically
attacks homosexuals is almost certainly engaging this defense mechanism?
Topic: n/a
a. Denial
b. Rationalization
c. Reaction formation
d. Projection - correct-answer - C
The indication that these behaviors might stem from reaction formation is their
disproportion and gratuitousness: no reasonable attitude leads to such behaviors
(see "Reaction Formation").
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Please select the answer that correctly lists the following defense mechanisms in
order of increasing complexity.
Topic: n/a
a. Denial, repression, reaction formation
b. Denial, reaction formation, repression
c. Reaction formation, repression, denial
d. Repression, reaction formation, denial
e. Repression, denial, reaction formation - correct-answer - A
Reaction formation is more psychologically complex than repression, which itself
is more complex than denial (see "Reaction Formation").
Which defense mechanism is the unconscious tactic of attributing to somebody
else a thought or an impulse that is feared in oneself?
Topic: n/a
a. Sublimation
b. Rationalization
c. Reaction formation
d. Projection - correct-answer - D
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To yourself as much as to anyone else, projection is a way of announcing "it's not
me who feels or acts this way, it's him!" (See "Projection.")
If you were angry at your professor for giving you extra homework over the
weekend, which of the following responses would NOT be an example of
displacement?
Topic: n/a
a. Arguing with the professor to change the assignment
b. Shouting at your roommate for never cleaning up her half of the room
c. Calling your parents to voice your disdain because they sent you to college
d. Becoming angry at your textbook's obtuse writing style - correct-answer - A
Displacement involves replacing one object of emotion with another (see
"Displacement").
Which aptly named mechanism defends against anxiety by creating a seemingly
rational case for why you had to commit a shameful act, thought, or feeling?
Topic: n/a
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a. Denial
b. Rationalization
c. Reaction formation
d. Projection - correct-answer - B
The hallmark of rationalization is the ability of otherwise intelligent people to
believe the implausible when it is in their own interest (see "Rationalization").
This defense mechanism turns a heated, anxiety-provoking issue into something
cool, abstract, and analytical.
Topic: n/a
a. Sublimation
b. Projection
c. Intellectualization
d. Rationalization - correct-answer - C
It could be said that Freud himself built his theory as a gigantic exercise in
intellectualization (see "Intellectualization").
