Erin desperately wanted a job with a large computer company, but in her five-minute interview she failed to impress them sufficiently to get hired
When she talked about this with her friends later, she said she was glad that she didn't get the job because she didn't want to get lost in a big corporation. She'd rather get a job with an independent, small company. What defense mechanism is Erin using?
a) rationalization
b) denial
c) projection
d) sublimation
a
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A) increase muscularity. B) improve athletic performance. C) increase sexual motivation. D) all of the above E) both A and B
Which of the following base their theories on scientific research and have been accused of approaching personality as if people are robots?
a. behaviorists b. psychoanalysts c. humanists d. trait theorists