Anger directed at something other than the stimuli
If the cat cannot attack the stimulus, it may direct anger elsewhere by attacking or directing aggression to the nearest cat, dog, human or other being.[1][2]
Displaced aggression, also referred to as redirected aggression, occurs when an animal or human is fearful or agitated by external stimuli, a provocation, or perception, but is unable or unwilling to direct their aggression toward the stimulus. The aggressor may direct aggression toward whoever is nearest. The behavior is more common in cats than it is in dogs. In certain species of monkeys anger is redirected toward a relative or friend of an opponent. In cichlid fish, it may be used to manage conflict within the group. Displaced aggression is experienced by humans and animals.
Displaced aggression can also be known as triggered displaced aggression which is defined by a person being triggered, or provoked, by another to cause a display of negative emotion.[3] These outbursts of negative emotion are a result of not being able to control emotions and letting one's anger build over time. What makes triggered displaced aggression different is that there is the provocation, which is what causes one to be angry, and the provocation which leads to the reaction; the aggressive reaction often goes beyond the magnitude of these two components combined.[4]
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^Bushman, Brad J.; Huesmann, L. Rowell (30 June 2010), Fiske, Susan T.; Gilbert, Daniel T.; Lindzey, Gardner (eds.), "Aggression", Handbook of Social Psychology, Hoboken, NJ, US: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., pp. socpsy002023, doi:10.1002/9780470561119.socpsy002023, ISBN 978-0-470-56111-9, retrieved 11 April 2023
^Miller, Norman; Pedersen, William C.; Earleywine, Mitchell; Pollock, Vicki E. (2003). "A Theoretical Model of Triggered Displaced Aggression". Personality and Social Psychology Review. 7 (1): 75. doi:10.1207/S15327957PSPR0701_5. ISSN 1088-8683. PMID 12584058. S2CID 37317919.
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