Little Neil Is Frustrated and Is Threatening to Throttle His

question 18

Multiple Choice

Little Neil is frustrated and is threatening to throttle his baby sister. His mother intervenes, and suggests that Neil "get over it" by taking a dozen eggs and smashing them against the tree in the front yard. Neil's mother appears to be a proponent of __________ as a means of reducing aggression.

• A) displacement
• B) catharsis
• C) projection
• D) frustration-aggression theory

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