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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