Question

Reaction formation refers to the process by which people
A) disguise unacceptable 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 unacceptable unconscious reasons for action

Answer 1

Reaction formation refers to the process by which people :

B) consciously express feelings that are the opposite of unacceptable unconscious impulses.

Reaction formation can be defined as the process in which people understand that their impulses are unacceptable and are able to masterfully put forth an exaggerated opposite of the tendency.