Which of the following is an example of displacement?
a. A person who fails an exam yells at a roommate upon arriving at home.
b. A person diagnosed with cancer refuses to believe the diagnosis.
c. A person with aggressive sexual fantasies volunteers at a rape crisis center.
d. A person who cheated on an exam justifies it by saying that everyone else cheats.
A
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a. have shown positive long-term effects. b. have shown positive short-term effects. c. focus on the social systems in which juveniles are embedded. d. have had mixed results.
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a. ?variable-ratio b. ?fixed-ratio c. ?variable-interval d. ?fixed-interval