Little Neil is frustrated and is threatening to throttle his baby sister. His mother intervenes, and suggests that Neil "get over it" by taking a dozen eggs and smashing them against the tree in the front yard
Neil's mother appears to be a proponent of ________ as a means of reducing aggression.
a. displacement
b. catharsis
c. projection
d. frustration-aggression theory
Answer: B
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