Karson's parents always told him he was stupid, and he developed a fear of appearing stupid to other people. Thus, Karson works very hard at school and is excited when he is accepted to graduate school in a highly regarded doctoral program. According to Freud, Karson's hard work in school is an example of the __________ defense mechanism.
A. rationalization
B. compensation
C. sublimation
D. projection
Answer: B
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a. not be able to later select the object he was holding from a group of various objects. b. not be able to tell you what object he is presently holding. c. immediately be able to tell you what he is holding. d. be able to tell you what he is presently holding if allowed to think about it for several seconds.
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a. social-facilitation b. law-of-numbers c. spectator d. self-presentation