In a study of children in Finland,mothers who had a hostile attitude about child rearing raised children who had ____ attitudes at age 15.

A) depressed
B) timid
C) hostile
D) needy

When people attempt to bolster their self-esteem by forming an imaginary or real alliance with some person or group, they are using

A) regression.
B) displacement.
C) identification.
D) rationalisation.