What term did Sigmund Freud use to refer to a person's conscious efforts to balance pleasure seeking with the demands of society?

a. superego
b. id
c. unconscious
d. ego


Answer: d. ego

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A. mythology B. authority C. superstition D. heredity E. intelligence

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Cross-culturally, societies with ______ tend to be more peaceful, egalitarian, and gender-equal, whereas societies with ______ tend to exclude women from community decision making and religious systems, have marriages in which husbands demand deference from their wives, and have public displays of competitive masculinity.

a. involved, intimate models of fatherhood; uninvolved, aloof models of fatherhood b. uninvolved, aloof models of fatherhood; involved, intimate models of fatherhood c. more women; more men d. more men; more women

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________ is typically found in small, traditional, rural communities.

A. Gesellschaft B. Wissenschaft C. Gemeinschaft D. Verstehen

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