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Freudian slip ', or parapraxis, is an example of the unconscious mind slipping past our conscious editing of speech and action, potentially revealing the true beliefs of desires of the person in question. study where he followed up patients who had been diagnosed with hysteria to see if they later showed definite signs of neurological illness.

—Mind Hacks

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noun A minor error, such as a slip of the tongue, thought to reveal a repressed motive.

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Freudian slip ', or parapraxis, is an example of the unconscious mind slipping past our conscious editing of speech and action, potentially revealing the true beliefs of desires of the person in question. study where he followed up patients who had been diagnosed with hysteria to see if they later showed definite signs of neurological illness. — Mind Hacks
There are still a few missing, but I think it is ... parapraxis: Nnoel's response is typical of a naturalistic evolutionist. — Uncommon Descent
Jason Rennie: I'm always amused to see people equate "scientific illiteracy" with "doubting ... parapraxis: Domoman, I agree. — Uncommon Descent
"parapraxis" (as Freud himself preferred to call this sort of thing) in one of the online reference works gives another academic example: — Inside Higher Ed