Rebecca is 4 years old and is staring at the chocolate chip cookies cooling on the kitchen counter.She really wants one.They are sweet and yummy! Before leaving the room-Rebecca's mother told her that she could have some cookies after she eats her dinner.As Rebecca goes to grab a cookie,she pauses and decides to sit at the dinner table.Rebecca calls for her mother and says,"I'm ready for dinner." Which aspect of Rebecca's personality,according to Freud,is responsible for her actions?

A) id
B) superego
C) ego
D) impulse

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shabarish ganesh · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  According to Freud's theory of personality, the ego is the part of the personality that balances the desires of the id (which seeks immediate gratification) and the moral restrictions of the superego. In this scenario, Rebecca's ego is responsible for her decision to delay gratification and follow her mother's instructions to eat dinner before having a cookie.

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