Chad Is Keen on Getting into the Best College in the State.However,the

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Chad is keen on getting into the best college in the state.However,the college rejects his application.When comforted by his parents,Chad explains that he is not disappointed because if he had been accepted by the college,he would have had to move away from home.In this scenario,Chad's explanation best illustrates the defense mechanism of

A) rationalization.
B) repression.
C) sublimation.
D) regression.