Helen, the operations head of an organization, received a complaint stating that one of the managers was regularly harassing his subordinates. Instead of taking action, she neglected the issue as she had high regard for the manager. She was sure that the allegations against the manager were not true. In the given scenario, the assumption made by Helen is an example of .

Perceptual defense

Explanation:

Perceptual defense is the conditioned avoidance of unpleasant or dangerous stimulus objects. It happens when reaction to an object is avoided without even trying to know about it judging based on a pre-conceived notion about the said object. Such as the case of Helen.

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