Denial and Projection Are the Most Basic Defense Mechanisms

question 31

True/False

Denial and projection are the most basic defense mechanisms.

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Definitions:

Unconditioned Response

A natural, automatic reaction to a stimulus that occurs without any need for prior learning or conditioning.

Conditioned Response

is a learned reaction to a previously neutral stimulus that has become associated with an unconditioned stimulus through conditioning.

Pavlov

A Russian physiologist best known for his work in classical conditioning, particularly the concept of the conditioned reflex using dogs.

Unconditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a stimulus that naturally triggers a reflexive or unlearned response.