Persons who are using the defense mechanism of projection

a. adopt the motives and aspirations of others while denying their own.
b. behave in exaggerated ways opposite to their true impulses.
c. presume others share their own shortcomings and unacceptable impulses.
d. run the risk of developing schizophrenia later in life.

ANSWER: c

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