You get a paper back and briefly feel angry at the low grade you received, but this feeling is upsetting because you like the professor so much. You quickly turn your attention to other matters. Later that day you pick a fight with your roommate because of the unfair manner in which the week's chores were divided. This fight could be an example of a defense mechanism called

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Displacement is the defense mechanism where a person redirects their negative emotions or impulses from one person or situation to another that is less threatening. In this scenario, the anger that was initially directed towards the professor due to the low grade was displaced onto the roommate during a fight about chores.

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