Evidence for Repression?

Childhood amnesia? NOPsychogenic amnesia? MAYBEPerceptual defense? NO

Other studies

Slips of the Tongue

Does repressed material come out inslips? (Freudian slips)

“It is my great pleasure to prevent . . .I mean present our leader.”

Baars et al. (1992) slips created in the lab

(1) Do dieters make more slips related to food?

“ig pout” spoken as “pig out”

NO (didn’t work)