In one study,men who reported strong anti-gay attitudes experienced greater sexual arousal when watching videos of homosexual men having sex even though they said the films did not make them sexually aroused.This study was said to offer support for Freud's concept of
A) free association.
B) reaction formation.
C) projection.
D) fixation.

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This study provides support for Freud's concept of reaction formation, where individuals may repress or inhibit their true feelings or desires and express attitudes or behaviors that are the opposite of their true feelings. In this case, the men who reported strong anti-gay attitudes may have repressed their own same-sex desires, leading to a stronger sexual arousal when watching homosexual content, while simultaneously denying their own arousal, leading to a discrepancy between their reported and actual levels of arousal.

In One Study,men Who Reported Strong Anti-Gay Attitudes Experienced Greater