After Eric has a terrible fight with his boyfriend, he returns home and yells at his dog for sleeping on the sofa-even though the dog is usually allowed to sleep on the furniture. Eric's process of venting his anger on a safer target is an example of ________.

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Displaced aggression is the tendency to direct hostility toward a substitute target because of the fear of retaliation from the original target. In this scenario, Eric is angry with his boyfriend, but he yells at his dog because he feels safer doing so.

After Eric Has a Terrible Fight with His Boyfriend, He