Defense mechanisms, according to Sigmund Freud, are unconscious attempts to reduce our feelings of _____ and are used in such a manner by the _____

Fill in the blank with correct word

Answer: anxiety; ego

Psychology

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The ability to resist peer and parent pressure to conform is known as __________

Fill in the blanks with correct word

Psychology

A fourth-grade teacher realized that one of the students was misbehaving in order to receive attention. The teacher decided to ignore all instances of the misbehavior. The teacher is using ________

a. extinction b. negative reinforcement c. the Premack principle d. avoidance training

Psychology