Research suggests that something much like the ego defense mechanisms, discussed in the context of psychoanalysis, may prevent certain embarrassing stimuli from entering consciousness, even while other aspects of the mind are well aware of and responding to the stimuli. In modern psychological theory, these mechanisms can be referred to as Group of answer choices a.projections. b.perceptual defenses. c.psychic defenses. d.perceptual blocks. e.PreviousNext