A Freudian Explanation of Speech Errors Is That

question 24

Multiple Choice

A Freudian explanation of speech errors is that:

• A) speech is produced in separate stages, each devoted to a single level of linguistic analysis
• B) multiple speech plans occur simultaneously and plans compete for dominance
• C) multiple speech plans occur, but speech errors solely represent conflict at the articulatory level
• D) there is only one speech plan; speech errors are used to mask a speaker's disturbing thoughts.

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