The district attorney never stops his campaign to rid the city of pornography. He gets extremely agitated when speaking against the evils of "adult" magazines and he quotes scripture endlessly to back up his tirades What his constituents don't know, however, is that he owns a large collection of pornographic videos that he often views when he's alone. Freudians might suggest that his behavior is a sign of
a. reaction formation.
b. repression.
c. regression.
d. identification.
Answer: a. reaction formation.
Psychology
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