Markus is a student in a graduate seminar. He tends to treat his professor in ways that are similar to the ways he interacted with his mother, possibly encouraged by the professor's similarity in speech and mannerisms to his mother. This process is known as _________?

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The process described in the scenario is known as transference, which is the unconscious redirection of feelings from one person to another. In this case, Markus is transferring feelings and behaviors that he had towards his mother onto his professor. The other options (genital envy, reaction formation, and canalization) do not accurately describe the process at play here.

Markus Is a Student in a Graduate Seminar