Briefly describe the role of the id, the ego, and the superego in Freudian theory.
What will be an ideal response?
The id is the generative force of the personality which contains all a person’s instincts.
When a need arises, the id wants immediate gratification of that need. The ego is
aware of both the id and the physical world, and its job is to match the wishes of the id
with their counterparts in the physical world. However, the ego is tempered by the
superego, which is the moral arm of personality that is formed through socialization
into a culture’s norms.
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a. attribute failures to factors they cannot change. b. seek out challenging tasks. c. redirect their path when they have not succeeded in an area. d. avoid subjects in which they have performed poorly.
The time between conditioning trials is called the _______
a. inter-stimulus interval b. intertrial interval c. contiguity gap d. trace period
When a photon of light strikes a photoreceptor,
a. the photopigment unites with a molecule of vitamin A and a nerve impulse is generated. b. photopigment is regenerated. c. rhodopsin is released into the visual pathway leading from the optic disk to the occipital cortex. d. the photopigment splits, and a series of chemical events stimulates the photoreceptors so that it generates a signal. e. rhodopsin splits apart and becomes rose-colored, initiating events that stimulate the ganglion cells.
According to Piaget, a form of egocentrism emerges during the formal operational stage in which adolescents have difficulty
A) distinguishing their own and others' perspectives. B) with day-to-day decision making. C) comparing the merit of their accomplishments with that of others. D) establishing a sense of self that is independent from their parents.