Whenever six-year-old Aaron gets upset, he begins to cry and suck his thumb. Aaron is using which defense mechanism?

a. regression
b. sublimation
c. repression
d. reaction formation

ANSWER: a

Psychology

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When it comes to attribution, which of the following statements is true?

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