In Therapy, Freud Asked Patients to Say the First Thing

In therapy, Freud asked patients to say the first thing that came to mind in response to a word or phrase. He believed this technique

A) increased patients' comfort, allowing them to share feelings more openly.
B) revealed feelings suppressed by defense mechanisms.
C) brought forth the latent content of the patients' daydreams.
D) revealed the patients' state of psychosexual development.