Sarah knows that stealing her friend's homework is wrong. Sigmund Freud would say that this is due to the influence of Sarah's
A) id.
B) ego.
C) superego.
D) religious upbringing.
C) superego. According to Freud, the superego represents the moral branch of personality and contains our ethical principles, ideals, and conscience.
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Which of the following does NOT reflect the motive to maintain high self-esteem?
Jane is 40 years old. Her main task, according to Erikson, will be to develop a sense of ______
a. identity c. generativity b. initiative d. intimacy
A general assumption about men’s physical, biological superiority over women is referred to as the ______ of men.
A. natural dominance B. assertion C. superiority D. control
According to Money and Ehrhardt’s biosocial theory of gender-role development,
a. Freud was correct when he said that "biology is destiny.".
b. children begin acting like boys or girls once they acquire gender identity and constancy.
c. several critical biological events set the stage for different social reactions to males and females.
d. pubertal hormones alone account for gender-role development.