Raul is a college freshman who looks forward to weekend parties at college. He especially likes to play “beer pong” and is known on campus as a champion player. After a recent party, Raul received a DUI citation. Raul’s parents have urged him to
seek treatment for his “alcohol problem,” but Raul refuses. He does not believe he has a drinking problem. In Freud’s theory, which of the following defense mechanisms is Raul likely using?
A) intellectualization
B) rationalization
C) denial
D) repression
Answer: C
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Vaughn is 22 years old. His parents took him to church every Sunday until he was 16 years old. Based on the research presented, now that Vaughn is an emerging adult we would predict that
a. he will attend church less often. b. his parents no longer attend church. c. he will not take his children to church. d. his parents continue to pressure him to attend church
In a study by Lassiter and his colleagues (2007), they found that when judges and police officers viewed tapes of interrogations, they were more likely to find the confession of a suspect voluntary when the camera focused only on the suspect. Why?
a. They could read his expressions of guilt more clearly. b. They could see how nervous the suspect was. c. The perceptual salience of the suspect triggered the fundamental attribution error. d. They failed to see how the suspect was persuaded.