Frederick is pulled over by a police officer for speeding and is given a ticket. Fredrick thinks the officer was being arbitrarily mean. He gets angry but feels like he can’t show the officer his anger. Soon after getting back on the freeway, Frederick cuts off another driver and makes a rude gesture. Which of the following ideas best explains Frederick's behavior?A. frustration-aggression principle
B. instinct theory
C. displaced aggression hypothesis
D. psychoanalytic theory

I believe it’s C. Displaced aggression hypothesis

Explanation: I see why you were confused between A and C, it’s not A because that principle only happens when someone is being blocked from a goal. This story doesn’t state any of his goals. It’s C because the answer C explains that he can’t just simply act aggressively to a higher authority with carelessness, he thought about the consequences of his actions if he did so. It explains that in “He gets angry but feels like he can’t show the officer his anger” .

D. contract and relax