Mrs. Smith,who is White and unconsciously in favor of racial segregation,tells her friends that most Blacks prefer to live in residential neighborhoods inhabited predominantly by Blacks. According to psychoanalytic theory,Mrs. Smith best illustrates

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Mrs. Smith is projecting her own unconscious desire for racial segregation onto the Black community, assuming that they share the same preference. Projection involves attributing one's own unacceptable desires or characteristics to other people.

Mrs Smith,who Is White and Unconsciously in Favor of Racial