You Are Not Happy with Your Midterm Mark

question 4

Multiple Choice

You are not happy with your midterm mark. You meet with your professor and even though the class average was high, you tell your professor "everyone in class thinks the exam was very hard and that's why we didn't do well". This would be an example of which of the following defense mechanisms?

• A)Reaction formation
• B)Projection
• C)Sublimation
• D)Displacement

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Definitions:

Alpha Motor Neurons

Nerve cells that innervate muscle fibers, responsible for initiating muscle contraction.

Muscle Spindle

A sensory receptor located in muscles that senses changes in muscle length and contributes to the control of muscle contraction.

Afferent Neurons

Nerve cells that carry sensory information from the body's periphery to the central nervous system.

Stretch Reflex

A muscle contraction in response to stretching within the muscle, serving as a protective mechanism to prevent overstretching.