Mark is angry when the teacher blames him for misbehaving when it actually was the child behind him who had been acting up. As he leaves after school, he shoves another boy who gets in his way. Freud would say that Mark is unconsciously using the defense mechanism of:

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Displacement is a defense mechanism in which a person redirects their negative feelings or impulses onto a less threatening target. In this case, Mark is angry and frustrated at the teacher for wrongly accusing him and instead of confronting the teacher or dealing with his anger in a healthy way, he displaces it onto another child by shoving them.

Mark Is Angry When the Teacher Blames Him for Misbehaving