A Student Who Is Failing but Does Not Study Because

question 8

Multiple Choice

A student who is failing but does not study because she refuses to believe that the instructor will really give her an "F" at the end of the term is using the defense mechanism of ________.

• A) projection
• B) intellectualization
• C) reaction formation
• D) denial

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Definitions:

Poisson Distribution

A statistical function representing the frequencies of an event happening within a set period of time or space.

Degrees Of Freedom

The count of separate values or measurements which may be applied to a statistical distribution.

Expected Number

A statistical estimate of the number of times an event is anticipated to occur within a specified period or under certain conditions.

Null Hypothesis

A hypothesis that states there is no statistical significance between the specified sets of observations, serving as a default position that there is no association.