A. repression
B. displacement
C. projection
D. identification
Related Mcqs:
- A student who is quite honest turns in the paper of another student as his own. When accused of dishonesty, he says, “nowadays everybody cheats in school, but, I’m always honest.” The student is using which type of defense mechanism?
A. compensation
B. projection
C. identification
D. repression - The perception that Bugs Bunny is hopping across a movie screen best illustrates:
A. Stroboscopic movement
B. Visual capture
C. The Ponzo illusion
D. Perceptual adaptation - A young man explained that he did poorly on his exam because his eyes hurt the test was unfair, and he did not feel the subject was important anyway. The young man is using what type of defense mechanism?
A. rationalization
B. fantasy
C. projection
D. displacement - A student who has studied German in high school, takes a course in French in college and now has trouble remembering the German. This is an example of the effects of __________________?
A. retroactive interference
B. proactive interference
C. state-dependent learning
D. encoding specificity - A man who has numerous reasons to hate his mother instead lavishes her with unrealistic amounts of attention and love. He is probably exhibiting the defense mechanism of:
A. regression
B. identification
C. projection
D. reaction formation - Furious at her boss for what she considers to be unjust criticism, Tania turns around and takes out her anger on her subordinates. Tania may be using the defense mechanism of:
A. displacement
B. reaction formation
C. identification
D. replacement - Probably the most insidious form of defense mechanism is ___________?
A. Reaction formation
B. Defensive identification
C. Projection
D. Withdrawal
E. None of these - A student who has never studied decides to try it and is delighted to receive a B on the exam rather than the usual D. The student starts studying more regularly as a result of __________________?
A. classical conditioning
B. habituation
C. positive reinforcement
D. b and c - If you intended to stop at the corner shop on the way home from school, but instead took your usual path from school to your home and missed the corner shop, then your behaviour has been controlled by which type of learning?
A. Response-outcome association
B. Stimulus-response association
C. Selective response learning
D. Instrumental learning
E. Stimulus-habit association - When Saleem returned from combat in the Kargil War, he began experiencing high anxiety that has persisted without any improvement. This example illustrates which anxiety related disorder?
A. panic
B. post – traumatic stress
C. phobia
D. obsessive – compulsive
