To _____ is to separate acts from feelings or attitudes.

• A. Segregate
• B. Compartmentalize
• C. Integrate
• D. Synthesize

Answer: (B)

Compartmentalization is the process of keeping different parts of life separate, so actions occur in one mental space while the associated feelings or attitudes stay in another. When people compartmentalize, they can act in ways that don’t align with their beliefs or emotions because those beliefs and feelings are kept from influencing the action. This helps explain behavior where someone conducts themselves one way in one context while feeling differently in another, or where a professional role requires acting in a way that might conflict with personal attitudes. Segregation, by contrast, refers to separating people or groups in society, not separating acts from attitudes. Integrate and synthesize involve bringing parts together, not keeping them apart.