When Dealing with Inferred Evidence, One Can Assume That the Offender

question 17

True/False

When dealing with inferred evidence, one can assume that the offender must have removed it from the scene.

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Definitions:

Reaction Formation

A defense mechanism by which individuals reduce anxiety by taking up the opposite feeling, impulse, or behavior.

Unconscious Impulses

Desires or motivations that reside outside conscious awareness but can influence behavior.

Acceptable

Deemed appropriate or satisfactory by societal or specific group standards.

Repression

A defense mechanism in psychoanalytic theory where distressing thoughts and feelings are unconsciously blocked from conscious awareness.