When Unknowing Smokers Were Given Cigarettes That Had Lower Levels

question 44

Multiple Choice

When unknowing smokers were given cigarettes that had lower levels of nicotine,they automatically:

• A)knew the difference
• B)quit smoking
• C)puffed longer and took more puffs
• D)had one more cigarette

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Definitions:

Repression

A defense mechanism where distressing thoughts, memories, or desires are excluded from the conscious mind.

Defense Mechanism

Psychological strategies employed unconsciously to protect oneself from anxiety arising from unacceptable thoughts or feelings.

Displacement

A defense mechanism in which an individual redirects emotion or reaction from the original source to another target.

Reaction Formation

a psychological defense mechanism where an individual unconsciously replaces unacceptable thoughts or feelings with their opposites.