Question

Darla tries to save money by bringing her lunch to work. However, on four out of five work days last week, she threw away her sandwich from home and instead went out to lunch with her colleagues. To justify the added expense of the restaurant meals, Darla tells herself that the time spent "networking" with her colleagues will help to improve her chances for promotion at work.

1. Which of the following psychological defense mechanisms best describes Darlaâs behavior?
O Projection
O Displacement
O Rationalization
O Repression

Answer 1

projection

Step-by-step explanation:

The psychological defense mechanism that best describes Darlaas behavior is projection. Projection is an estimate of a future occurrence or results based on the study of present trends.

The present trends Darlaas is relying on is the time she spends "networking" with her colleagues and she hopes that it will help improve her chances for promotion at work. therefore the " promotion " at work is the future occurrence Darlaas is expecting