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Question
Aanya's application for admission to the college of her choice got rejected. When talking about the admission to the college with others, she tells everyone that she was never interested in studying in that college. Identify the defence mechanism used by Aanya.
Options
Repression
Reaction formation
Denial
Rationalisation
Solution
Rationalisation
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