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 defense mechanism of
A)displacement.
B)repression.
C)projection.
D)denial.

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Displacement is when someone redirects their negative emotions or impulses onto a less threatening target. In this case, Vito is angry at the bus driver for blaming him for something he didn't do, but he knows he can't do anything about it. Instead, he kicks the bus tire, which is a less threatening target than the bus driver. Therefore, Vito is unconsciously using the defense mechanism of displacement.

Vito Is Angry When the School Bus Driver Blames Vito