| A | B |
| Are you sure that I wasn't voted prom queen? Count the votes again. | Denial |
| So your nose is a little long. You don't have to stand in front of the mirror putting on so much lipstick and eye shadow - - and brushing your blonde hair toward your face every break that you have. | Compensation |
| Stop slamming the door! You'll break the glass or hurt Corky. Just spend more time studying for the next Math exam. | Displaced Aggression |
| Quit staring at me. I can't help it if Dustin keeps telling jokes that make me laugh and distract me. | Rationalization |
| Josh always chews his pencils when people pick on his haircut. | Regression |
| Can you believe that Agnes can't remember the car accident? | Repression |
| "People who spend hours washing their cars annoy me," said Amanda as she opened another ontainer of Turtle Wax. | Projection |
| Kami complained all morning about having to take her invalid mother shopping. Then she missed school the rest of the week so that she could make her mother more comfortable. | Reaction-Formation |
| Betty is starting to use the same gestures that her best friend does. | Identification |
| I read comic books and watch a video whenever Shelley gets mad at me. | Sublimation |