A researcher collected data on 20 participants’ responses to a Rorschach inkblot test, scoring their answers on a scale of 1-10 for ‘aggressive content.’ The scores were: 3, 7, 4, 8, 3, 5, 6, 4, 7, 8, 2, 5, 6, 9, 4, 3, 5, 7, 6, 4. The researcher hypothesizes that participants who score above the mean demonstrate stronger tendencies toward which defense mechanism?