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Question 66

Three students, Liam, Priya, and Marcus, react to failing an important mock exam in different ways:

  • Liam insists there has been a major marking error and refuses to accept that he has failed.
  • Priya goes home and kicks her bedroom door, then shouts at her younger sibling.
  • Marcus has completely forgotten receiving his exam results and has no conscious memory of the stressful day.

Which of the following correctly identifies the psychodynamic defence mechanism being used by each student?

Liam: Denial; Priya: Displacement; Marcus: Repression

Liam: Projection; Priya: Displacement; Marcus: Regression

Liam: Denial; Priya: Projection; Marcus: Repression

Liam: Repression; Priya: Displacement; Marcus: Denial

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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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