An angel, a demon, and a human walk into a cafe. The angel says, "I'd like to buy pizza for the house; it's the right thing to do." The human says, "I'd like that, too, but realistically, we can't afford it." The demon, meanwhile, has already emptied the cash register and sabotaged the jukebox. Although there's no punchline to this joke, there are parallels to Freud's view of the organization of the mind. Can you correctly identify those parallels?
A. The demon operates like the super-ego, the human operates like the id, and the angel operates like the ego.
B. The demon operates like the ego, the human operates like the super-ego, and the angel operates like the id.
C. The demon operates like the id, the human operates like the super-ego, and the angel operates like the ego.
D. The demon operates like the id, the human operates like the ego, and the angel operates like the super-ego.
Answer: D
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