A woman who feels anxiety about her dishonest tax returns attributes similar behavior to other people, claiming that most people cheat on their income taxes. Her claim is an apparent example of which of Freud's defense mechanisms?

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The woman's behavior of attributing her own behavior to others is an example of projection, which is a defense mechanism where individuals attribute their own undesirable traits or behaviors to others in order to avoid facing them in themselves.

A Woman Who Feels Anxiety About Her Dishonest Tax Returns