Juli's father borrowed her car to run some errands. When he returned the car the taillight was broken. Juli was angry, but she didn't say anything to her father. Later, when her son dropped cookie crumbs on the floor, Juli yelled at him and sent him to his room with no supper. Juli's behavior toward her son illustrates the concept of

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Juli's behavior toward her son is an example of displacement, which is when someone redirects their emotions or actions onto someone or something else that is not the original source of their frustration. In this case, Juli was upset about her car being damaged by her father but couldn't express it to him, so she displaced that anger onto her son over something minor like dropping cookie crumbs.

Juli's Father Borrowed Her Car to Run Some Errands