Suzy bought a used, high-mileage automobile because it was all she could afford. Attempting to justify her purchase, she raves to her friends about the car's attractiveness, good acceleration, and stereo. According to Freud, Suzy is using the defense mechanism of:

rationalization                              

Explanation:

Rationalization: In psychology, the term "rationalization" is described as one of the different defense mechanisms which were proposed Sigmund Freud, and is determined as a process in which an individual's controversial feelings or behaviors are being explained and justified logically and rationally in order to avoid or ignore the exact or actual explanation and are being made superior, admirable, or consciously tolerable through some plausible means.

In the question above, the given statement represents "rationalization".

the minoan civilization flourished in the middle bronze age on the island of crete located in the eastern mediterranean from c. 2000 bce until c. 1500 bce. with their unique art and architecture, and the spread of their ideas through contact with other cultures across the aegean, the minoans made a significant contribution to the development of western european civilization as it is known today. labyrinth-like palace complexes, vivid frescoes depicting scenes such as bull-leaping and processions, fine gold jewelry, elegant stone vases, and pottery with vibrant decorations of marine life are all particular features of minoan crete.  

so basically their unique way of ding arts, as well as architecture.

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the correct answer is :

{b.}   ( american workers lose job opportunities )

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