Abdul mistakenly believes that his classmates are unusually hostile. In fact, Abdul is the most quarrelsome and aggressive child in the school. According to psychoanalytic theory, Abdul's belief that his classmates is hostile is a

a. reaction formation
b. fixation
c. projection
d. regression

Answer: c. projection

Psychology

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A) variations in the serotonin transporter gene. B) increases in polypeptide Y in the brain. C) decreases in the levels of gastric ghrelin. D) unusual elevations in both dopamine and glutamate levels.

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