When You Do Not Perform Well on an Exam, and Then

question 41

Multiple Choice

When you do not perform well on an exam, and then insist the instructor administered an unfair test, rather than admitting you did not study enough, your ego is using the defense mechanism of:

• A) denial.
• B) rationalization.
• C) projection.
• D) sublimation.

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