Asked by xen

Which of the following defense mechanisms is Marissa using when she says “So what if I broke her stupid toy? She’s always bothering me when I want to play video games and no one should have to put up with that all the time.”
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Responses

compensation
compensation

denial
denial

reaction formation
reaction formation

projection

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Projection.

Marissa is shifting the blame for her aggressive act onto the other person (attributing her own impulse/behavior to the victim) rather than taking responsibility.