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Peer reviewedHamachek, Don E. – Journal of Humanistic Education and Development, 1987
Explores how and why the use of projection stands in the way of self-understanding. Projection, the attribution to others of one's own impulses, thoughts, and shortcomings, involves alienation, denial, and displacement, and consists of an interpretively biased cognition about another person's perceived behavior. (KS)
Descriptors: Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Processes, Personality Traits, Psychological Characteristics
