A Student Who Is Failing but Does Not Study Because

question 134

Multiple Choice

A student who is failing but does not study because she refuses to believe that the instructor will really assign her an "F" at the end of the term is using the psychological defense mechanism of:

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

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