Although Larry never went out for any sport at his high school,
he could be seen in the stands of every game wearing the school's colors and cheering wildly for his team. When they won, he felt exhilarated and would tell people, "We won! I knew we could do it," as if he had played the whole game himself. Larry is exhibiting which defense mechanism?
a. identification
b. rationalization
c. intellectualization
d. sublimation
ANSWER: a
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