Alonzo was playing baseball and made a mistake. His coach yelled at him. Alonzo was angry, but instead of yelling back, he screamed at his little sister when he returned home. Alonzo displayed the defense mechanism of
A. rationalization.
B. displacement.
C. compensation.
D. reaction formation.
Answer: B
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