Reaction formation refers to the defense mechanism by which people
A) disguise threatening unconscious impulses by attributing them to others.
B) consciously express feelings that are the opposite of unacceptable unconscious impulses.
C) retreat to behavior patterns characteristic of an earlier stage of development.
D) offer self-justifying explanations in place of the real but threatening unconscious reasons for action.
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