Pamela's father is very racist, and regularly makes disparaging remarks about African Americans. Pamela loves her father very much but hates his racist tendencies. When she is away at college, she finds herself very attracted to John, who is African American, and she starts dating him in secret. Pamela's attraction to John may be explained, at least in part, by the defense mechanism of
A. reaction formation.
B. rationalization.
C. denial.
D. regression.
Answer: A
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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