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In an experiment designed to study the effectiveness of a new drug for treating diabetes,research participants who receive a placebo have been assigned to the ________ group.


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Primary Process Thought

A term from psychoanalytic theory referring to the unorganized, illogical, and irrational thought characteristic of the unconscious mind.

Reflex

An automatic, involuntary response to a specific stimulus without conscious thought.

Defense Mechanism

Psychological strategies brought into play by the unconscious mind to protect oneself from anxiety or social sanctions by distorting reality.

Intellectualization

A psychological defense mechanism where reasoning is used to block confrontation with an unconscious conflict and its associated emotional stress, by removing oneself emotionally from a stressful event.

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