The difficulty you have deciding if the doorbell actually sounded is best explained by

Pick the correct defense based on the following description: taking over elements of another.

a) Introjection b) Identification c) Denial d) Repression

Treatments for mental illness, the ability of people to eliminate unhealthy behaviors such as smoking and initiate healthy behaviors such as exercise, and the development of positive parenting practices are all consistent with the idea that

a. psychology is little more than common sense. b. psychological knowledge can be used to help improve the quality of life. c. explanation and prediction are the two most important psychological goals. d. the use of animal participants has minimal relevance to modern psychological research.