Asked by armando

Carla believed that her teammates on the track team were faster than she was, so she began putting in extra practices in order to become just as fast as them. This is an example of __________.
A.
compensation
B.
rationalization
C.
regression
D.
displacement

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
A. compensation

Carla is trying to make up for a perceived shortcoming (feeling slower) by putting in extra effort to improve — a textbook example of compensation.