You call up a potential date and get an answering machine message.In leaving your message,you mean to say "I'd like to see you," but instead say "I'd like to feel you." This Freudian slip is caused by impulses originating in the ____.

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Freudian slips are believed to be caused by unconscious impulses or desires that slip through to the conscious level. Therefore, the best answer would be the unconscious (option B). The preconscious (option A) refers to information that is not currently in the conscious mind, but can be retrieved readily. The nonconscious (option C) refers to automatic bodily functions, such as breathing, that are not under conscious control. The subconscious (option D) is often used interchangeably with the unconscious, but some psychologists argue that the two terms refer to different aspects of the mind.

You Call Up a Potential Date and Get an Answering