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Question 84

Marcus, a professional chef, is severely reprimanded by the head chef in front of the entire kitchen staff for spoiling a sauce, causing Marcus to feel intense humiliation and anger. Upon returning home, Marcus kicks his dog's chew toy across the room and yells at his partner for leaving a book on the dining table.

Identify and explain the defence mechanism Marcus was displaying.

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Approaches in Psychology Questions

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Practise AQA A Level Psychology Approaches in Psychology with exam-style questions for A Level Psychology. 248 questions covering Learning approaches, Cognitive approach, Biological approach, Psychodynamic approach (A-level only), Humanistic Psychology (A-level only), and Comparison of approaches (A-level only), matched to the AQA A Level Psychology (7182) specification and written in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.

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