Refusing to Acknowledge a Painful or Threatening Reality Is ________

question 9

Multiple Choice

Refusing to acknowledge a painful or threatening reality is ________.

• A) projection
• B) repression
• C) rationalization
• D) denial

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Definitions:

MPC

Marginal Propensity to Consume, indicating the increase in personal consumer spending (consumption) that occurs with an increase in disposable income.

Internally Held

Pertains to public debt that is owed to lenders within a country rather than external lenders.

Public Debt

The total amount of money that a country's government has borrowed by various means, including foreign governments and international organizations.

Productive Capacity

The maximum output that an economy can achieve when using its resources fully and efficiently.