Sally has a desire to eat a steak with a baked potato smothered with butter and sour cream

One component of her personality tells her, because she is overweight, that instead of eating the meal, she should fast and direct her efforts to ending world hunger. Another component suggests that it would be better to eat a salad and a bran muffin, then run two miles. The fasting suggestion most likely was made by which component of personality?
a. id
b. ego
c. superego
d. oral


c

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