Evelyn is in a particularly bad mood because the promotion that she'd hoped to receive at the bank where she works did not come through. When she gets home,
and her children come running up to her with several demands, she yells at them to go in the other room and leave her alone. Evelyn's outburst is explained by the __________ hypothesis.
a. frustration-aggression
b. mere exposure
c. conflict projection
d. reciprocal altruism
Answer: D
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