Ashton Was Trying to Work on an Assignment That Was

question 56

Multiple Choice

Ashton was trying to work on an assignment that was due the next day. However, he was constantly thinking about a fight that he had gotten into with his friend. He consciously pushed these thoughts away and tried to focus on the assignment. In this scenario, Ashton was using __________ to eject the disturbing thoughts.

• A)repression
• B)suppression
• C)systematic desensitization
• D)free association

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