Esme and Chloe are having a conversation about men. "You know," Chloe says, "I think my husband tries to annoy me! Even though he tries to do what I ask, I think that subconsciously he really enjoys ticking me off to see the reactions he'll get. Freud must have been right!" Esme, who has just studied personality psychology in school, corrects Chloe by saying which of the following?
A) "You're probably right, Chloe. Freud was really into subconscious motives."
B) "Freud's theory has absolutely no validity in the modern times, Chloe. Stop analyzing your husband!"
C) "Freud really didn't address the psychological functioning of men, Chloe, only women."
D) "Well, Chloe, there really is no 'subconscious' in Freud's theory!"

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Freud's theory did not include the concept of the subconscious. Therefore, Esme is correcting Chloe by stating that her interpretation of her husband's motives as subconscious is not in line with Freud's theory.

Esme and Chloe Are Having a Conversation About Men