Elena's boss told her that she is being let go due to the downsizing of the company. Later that day when she gets home, she is critical of her friend's choice of restaurant for dinner. What term best describes Elena's behavior?
A) chauvinism
B) just-world action
C) displaced aggression
D) authoritarian regression

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Displaced aggression refers to the redirecting of negative feelings onto a person or object that is not the actual source of those feelings. In this case, Elena may be feeling angry or upset about losing her job, but instead of expressing those feelings toward her boss or the company, she criticizes her friend's choice of restaurant.

Elena's Boss Told Her That She Is Being Let Go