Gary suffers from irrational anti-gay attitudes and behaviors. One motivation proposed to explain this is a psychological defense mechanism called a(n) ________

a. extreme homophobic
b. excessive fear of gayness
c. reaction formation
d. reaction disease


Answer: C

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