Someone Compliments You on Your Appearance

question 300

Multiple Choice

Someone compliments you on your appearance. You will probably infer a reason for the compliment on the basis of the

• A)action, comparison, and proximity.
• B)actor, observers, and proximity.
• C)action, perception, and sanction.
• D)actor, object, and setting.

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Definitions:

Repression

is a psychological defense mechanism where distressing thoughts, memories, or feelings are unconsciously pushed out of conscious thought.

Psychoanalyst

A therapist who uses Freudian methods of talking therapy to uncover and interpret the unconscious motivations that influence behavior.

Unconscious Sexual Desires

Deep-seated sexual wishes or fantasies that reside in the unconscious mind, as proposed by psychoanalytic theories.

Dreamed

Experienced images, thoughts, or emotions during sleep, often remembered upon waking.