To Determine the Effects of a New Drug on Memory

question 22

Multiple Choice

To determine the effects of a new drug on memory, one group of people is given a pill that contains the drug. A second group is given a sugar pill that does not contain the drug. This second group constitutes the

• A) random sample.
• B) experimental group.
• C) control group.
• D) test group.

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Definitions:

Projection

A defense mechanism by which an individual ascribes their own unwanted emotions, traits, or impulses onto someone else.

Reaction Formation

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

Sublimation

A defense mechanism where socially unacceptable impulses or idealizations are unconsciously transformed into socially acceptable actions or behavior.

Object Relations Theory

A psychoanalytic theory suggesting that relationships and interactions with significant others, especially parents, during infancy shape an individual's personality and relationships in adulthood.