Freud argued that childhood amnesia was evidence that ____________ was a defence mechanism that we all experience.

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Freud believed that childhood amnesia, or the inability to remember memories from the first few years of life, was evidence of unconscious repression. Repression is a defense mechanism in which unwanted or anxiety-provoking thoughts, emotions, or memories are pushed out of consciousness and into the subconscious. Therefore, choice C, repression, is the best answer.

Freud Argued That Childhood Amnesia Was Evidence That ____________ Was