The Intentional Manipulation of Information to Make It More Favorable

question 10

Multiple Choice

The intentional manipulation of information to make it more favorable to the receiver is ____.

• A) filtering
• B) perception
• C) encoding
• D) decoding

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Definitions:

Defense Mechanism

Psychological strategies brought into play by individuals, groups, and even nations to cope with reality and to maintain a self-image by reducing the anxiety they feel when faced with stressful situations.

Projection

A defense mechanism where an individual attributes their unwanted thoughts or feelings onto someone else.

Sublimation

A defense mechanism where socially unacceptable impulses or idealizations are transformed into socially acceptable actions or behavior, often resulting in a long-term conversion of the initial impulse.

Defense Mechanism

Psychological strategies brought into play by individuals, unconsciously, to protect themselves from anxiety and to cope with reality.