After the September 11th attacks, the hostility expressed toward anyone in the U.S.who looked even vaguely "foreign" could be described as an example of
A) reaction formation.
B) sublimated aggression.
C) circumvention.
D) scapegoating.

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The hostility expressed towards individuals who looked foreign after the September 11th attacks can be considered an example of scapegoating, which is the act of blaming a particular group or individual for a problem or issue. In this case, individuals who appeared of foreign descent or culture were scapegoated for the terrorist attacks, despite not having any direct involvement or responsibility for them.

After the September 11th Attacks, the Hostility Expressed Toward Anyone