The Process by Which Smaller Investment Proposals of Each of a fiRm's

question 31

Multiple Choice

The process by which smaller investment proposals of each of a firm's operational units are added up and treated as one big project is known as:

• A) Separation.
• B) Aggregation.
• C) Conglomeration.
• D) Appropriation.
• E) Striation.

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Definitions:

Projection

A defense mechanism by which an individual ascribes their own unwanted emotions, traits, or impulses onto someone else.

Reaction Formation

A defense mechanism where an individual unconsciously replaces unacceptable thoughts or feelings with their opposites.

Sublimation

A defense mechanism where socially unacceptable impulses or idealizations are unconsciously transformed into socially acceptable actions or behavior.

Object Relations Theory

A psychoanalytic theory suggesting that relationships and interactions with significant others, especially parents, during infancy shape an individual's personality and relationships in adulthood.