A Person Who Borrows or Merges His or Her Identity

question 22

Multiple Choice

A person who borrows or merges his or her identity with someone else, such as a powerful parent, is using the defense mechanism of

• A) identification.
• B) projection.
• C) reaction formation.
• D) rationalization.

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Definitions:

One-Way ANOVA

A statistical technique used to compare the means of three or more samples using variance to understand if at least one of the means is significantly different from the others.

Sum of Squares

A statistical measure used in regression analysis and ANOVA that quantifies the variation within data points.

Analysis of Variance

A statistical method used to compare means of three or more samples, testing the hypothesis that the samples are taken from populations with the same mean.

Mean Square

A measure used in variance and regression analysis, representing the sum of squared deviations divided by the degrees of freedom.