In a civil suit against him, O.J. Simpson testified that he had no hostility toward his wife, and had never assaulted her. Instead, he said that she often got angry at him, and had attacked him several times. If Simpson really believed this, AND if he really did have aggressive impulses toward his wife, we could see his testimony as evidence of which Freudian defense mechanism?

In a civil suit against him, O.J. Simpson testified that he had no hostility toward his wife, and had never assaulted her. Instead, he said that she often got angry at him, and had attacked him several times. If Simpson really believed this, AND if he really did have aggressive impulses toward his wife, we could see his testimony as evidence of which Freudian defense mechanism?

In a civil suit against him, O.J. Simpson testified that he had no hostility toward his wife, and had never assaulted her. Instead, he said that she often got angry at him, and had attacked him several times. If Simpson really believed this, AND if he really did have aggressive impulses toward his wife, we could see his testimony as evidence of which Freudian defense mechanism? 




1. displacement
2. reaction formation
3. denial
4. projection
5. none of the above




Answer: 4