The defense mechanism by which people disguise threatening impulses by attributing them to others is called
a. displacement
b. projection
c. reaction formation
d. fixation
Ans: b. projection
Psychology
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A) Anxiety disorders B) Dissociative disorders C) Personality disorders D) Schizophrenia
Psychology
Adults from the mainland United States are tricked by the Ponzo illusion, whereas Guam citizens are often not fooled by it. This is best explained by
a. Gestalt psychology. b. learning-based inference. c. heredity. d. the law of continuity. e. the law of Pragnanz.
Psychology