People with cancer tend to be more optimistic if their doctor says "You are 90% certain to survive" as opposed to "There is a 1 in 10 chance you will die." This is an example of

Mark is a twelve-year-old boy who has not experienced bed-wetting problems since he was a preschooler. However, he recently began wetting the bed after he learned that one of his parents had suddenly become seriously ill. Mark's recent bed-wetting is best labeled as which of the following defense mechanisms?

a) Projection b) Displacement c) Regression d) Repression

One side effect of the tougher 2006 drug testing policies in Major League Baseball is that

A. as many as one-fourth of the players on some teams have been permanently banned from the league. B. steroid use has increased further, because the players now cannot use amphetamines. C. chewing tobacco use has increased. D. more players are diagnosed with ADHD so they can have therapeutic-use exemptions to take stimulant drugs.