Quiz on Projection with answers

1. What is a projection as a defense mechanism? A. A conscious strategy to avoid confronting one's own flaws B. An unconscious strategy to deny uncomfortable personal characteristics C. An externalization of one's positive traits onto others D. A cognitive bias that assumes other people share one's traits

Answer: B

2. Who proposed the idea of defense mechanisms as part of psychoanalytic theory? A. Anna Freud B. Sigmund Freud C. Carl Jung D. Alfred Adler

Answer: B

3. When does projection become a defense mechanism? A. In early childhood B. In mid-childhood C. In adolescence D. In adulthood

Answer: B

4. What is the difference between mature and immature defense mechanisms? A. Mature defense mechanisms are based on black-and-white thinking, while immature ones are more nuanced. B. Mature defense mechanisms involve internalizing and reproducing the behavior of others, while immature ones involve externalizing and denying personal characteristics. C. Mature defense mechanisms are conscious strategies, while immature ones are unconscious strategies. D. Mature defense mechanisms are always more effective than immature ones.

Answer: B

5. What are the potential negative consequences of using projection as a defense mechanism? A. It can lead to better physical health and career outcomes. B. It can disrupt interpersonal relationships and lead to issues like bullying and jealousy. C. It can create a hostile social world populated by people who exhibit the traits the individual dislikes most. D. It can result in the individual developing borderline, narcissistic, histrionic, or psychopathic personality disorders.

Answer: B, C, D

6. Which of the following is an example of projection as a defense mechanism? A. A woman admires her best friend's fashion sense and begins to dress like her. B. A man feels anxious about public speaking and practices until he feels confident. C. A woman criticizes her daughter for interrupting her, when in fact, she regularly interrupts her daughter. D. A man goes to therapy to work on his trust issues.

Answer: C

7. What is defensive or classical projection? A. Seeing one's traits in others B. Seeing traits in others that one incorrectly believes they don't possess C. Seeing others as similar to oneself D. Seeing positive traits in others and adopting them

Answer: B

8. What is the false consensus? A. The idea that people underestimate the number of people who share their traits, desires, thoughts, and feelings B. The idea that people overestimate the number of people who share their traits, desires, thoughts, and feelings C. The idea that people project their negative traits onto others to avoid confronting them in themselves D. The idea that people only use projection as a defense mechanism in early adolescence

Answer: B

9. How can individuals recognize their use of defensive projection? A. By ignoring their insecurities and anxieties B. By judging themselves during self-reflection C. By honestly assessing their behavior without dwelling on anything they uncover D. By projecting their flaws onto others intentionally

Answer: C

10. What is the potential long-term impact of using defensive projection? A. Improved self-esteem and coping with anxieties B. Improved interpersonal relationships and communication C. Disrupted interpersonal relationships and issues like bullying, jealousy, and victim-blaming D. Improved physical health, career outcomes, and marital satisfaction

Answer: C