Vito is angry when the school bus driver blames Vito for misbehaving when it actually was the child behind him who had been acting up. As he gets off the bus, he kicks the bus tire. Freud would say that Vito is unconsciously using the defence mechanism of:

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Displacement is a defense mechanism where a person redirects their emotions from an unacceptable target to a more acceptable one. By kicking the bus tire, Vito is unconsciously transferring his anger toward the bus driver and the situation onto an object that is not the actual cause of his frustration. This behavior is an example of displacement.

Vito Is Angry When the School Bus Driver Blames Vito