A boss who uses the hope of a big Christmas bonus as a way to encourage workers to put forth extra effort is using

Which psychodynamic defense mechanism is assumed to be operating when an anorexic becomes disgusted at the sight of fatty meat or gooey Twinkies?

a. repression b. reaction formation c. projection d. displacement

If you want to generate a nearly exhaustive list of the different approaches taken by various researchers in studying the same topic, you would

a. operationally define the terms you are interested in. b. create an extensive list of hypothetical constructs c. carry out a literature search of published research. d. attend conference presentations about the research you are interested in.