Diversion of Anger Toward a Substitute Target Was Noted by Sigmund

question 26

Multiple Choice

Diversion of anger toward a substitute target was noted by Sigmund Freud, who called it 

• A) displacement.
• B) projection.
• C) rationalization.
• D) reaction formation.

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Definitions:

Standpoint Theory

Theory that a person’s social position, power, or cultural background influences how the person perceives the behavior of others.

Implicit Personality Theory

Your unique set of beliefs and hypotheses about what people are like.

Impression Formation Theory

Theory that explains how you develop perceptions about people and how you maintain and use those perceptions to interpret their behaviors.

Correspondence Inference Theory

A psychological theory that explains how and why people draw inferences about the dispositional attributes of others based on observed behavior and its consequences.