Modern research can describe slips of the tongue as

A) combining similar verbal choices in our memory network.
B) an unconscious defense mechanism.
C) an expression of repressed urges.
D) an attempt to redirect anxiety by distorting reality.

Memory Network

A conceptual framework involving the interconnectedness of memory stores and processes that work collaboratively to encode, store, and retrieve information.

Defense Mechanism

Unconscious psychological strategies employed to manage stress, anxiety, or uncomfortable feelings.

Repressed Urges

Desires or impulses that have been pushed into the unconscious because they are considered unacceptable or too painful to acknowledge consciously.