When an executioner wears a hood he is separating his true identity (the man without a hood) from the one carrying out the execution. Such behavior is part of an effort to separate one's feelings from one's acts, called ________.
A) primogeniture
B) compurgation
C) selective perception
D) compartmentalization

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Compartmentalization refers to the practice of separating certain aspects of one's life or personality from others. In this case, the executioner is compartmentalizing his emotions and personal identity from the act of carrying out an execution by wearing a hood.

When an Executioner Wears a Hood He Is Separating His