Using Pseudonyms Allows You to ________

question 34

Multiple Choice

Using pseudonyms allows you to ________.

• A) maintain neutrality while humanizing the participants
• B) maintain confidentiality while humanizing the participants
• C) assert the validity of your study
• D) ensure that your participants can later be linked to their statements

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Definitions:

Reaction Formation

A defense mechanism where an unacceptable impulse is transformed into its opposite, often in behavior and attitudes.

Defense Mechanism

A psychological strategy unconsciously used to protect a person from anxiety arising from unacceptable thoughts or feelings.

Repression

A defense mechanism where unpleasant thoughts, feelings, or desires are unconsciously excluded from consciousness.

Identical Twin

Identical twin refers to two individuals who have developed from a single fertilized egg, sharing the same genetic material and typically, but not exclusively, similar physical traits and characteristics.