At an unconscious level, Zeke is intrigued and titillated by pornography, yet he was among the loudest, most earnest protestors when the city council voted to give a business license to a retailer with a large selection of pornographic films and magazines. What defense mechanism seems to be operating in Zeke's case?
a. projection
b. reaction formation
c. fixation
d. sublimation
B
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