After Eric has a terrible fight with his boyfriend, he returns home and yells at his dog for sleeping on the sofa-even though the dog is usually allowed to sleep on the furniture. Eric's process of venting his anger on a safer target is an example of ________.

A) vicarious assertiveness
B) displaced aggression
C) sublimation
D) regressed frustration


Ans: B) displaced aggression

Psychology

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Psychology