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Freud named the three parts of the mind the id, the superego and the:Read the answer and worked solution →Freud believed the id operates on which principle?Read the answer and worked solution →The ego balances the demands of the id and superego by operating on the:Read the answer and worked solution →Keeping unacceptable urges and desires in the unconscious is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Jung's term for ancestral memories expressed as universal themes is:Read the answer and worked solution →Beyond the personal unconscious, Jung focused on the:Read the answer and worked solution →Freud believed feelings of anxiety result from the ego's inability to:Read the answer and worked solution →Acting much younger than one's age is the defense mechanism of:Read the answer and worked solution →Refusing to acknowledge one's own unconscious feelings and seeing them in someone else is:Read the answer and worked solution →Rotter proposed that people possess either an internal or an external:Read the answer and worked solution →People with an internal locus of control tend to believe outcomes result from:Read the answer and worked solution →Alongside reciprocal determinism and observational learning, social-cognitive theory includes:Read the answer and worked solution →Congruence is experienced when thoughts about the real self and ideal self are:Read the answer and worked solution →Rogers held that parents help children achieve congruence by giving:Read the answer and worked solution →The five factors of the Big Five are openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, neuroticism and:Read the answer and worked solution →Competence, self-discipline, thoughtfulness and achievement-striving define which factor?Read the answer and worked solution →Sociability, assertiveness, excitement-seeking and emotional expression characterise:Read the answer and worked solution →The Eysencks viewed people as having neuroticism/stability and which other dimension?Read the answer and worked solution →Adler is credited with proposing the concept of the:Read the answer and worked solution →Match each defense mechanismRead the answer and worked solution →Stop on the right theoristRead the answer and worked solution →Tap the facets of each factorRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: personalityRead the answer and worked solution →Complete the Freudian structuresRead the answer and worked solution →Social psychology examines how people affect one another, with a focus on the power of the:Read the answer and worked solution →The view that behaviour is determined by internal factors such as personality is:Read the answer and worked solution →Jamie yells at a spouse after being laid off, and a friend concludes Jamie is simply mean. This is the:Read the answer and worked solution →In the quizmaster study, contestants answered questions correctly only:Read the answer and worked solution →Assuming an attractive person is also a good person is the:Read the answer and worked solution →People from which cultures are most likely to commit the fundamental attribution error?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Freud named the three parts of the mind the id, the superego and the:

  1. The ego
  2. The self
  3. The trait
  4. The type
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Correct answer: A. The ego

1. Freud divided the mind into three interacting structures. 2. He called them the id, ego, and superego. 3. The ego sits between the other two. 4. Self, trait and type belong to later theories of personality. _Source: OpenStax Psychology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 11 'Personality', sections 11.1-11.9_

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Freud believed the id operates on which principle?

  1. The social principle
  2. The pleasure principle
  3. The reality principle
  4. The learning principle
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Correct answer: B. The pleasure principle

1. Each Freudian structure follows its own rule. 2. Freud believed that the id operates on what he called the pleasure principle. 3. Under that principle the id seeks immediate gratification. 4. The reality principle belongs to the ego instead. _Source: OpenStax Psychology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 11 'Personality', sections 11.1-11.9_

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The ego balances the demands of the id and superego by operating on the:

  1. Anxiety principle
  2. Learning principle
  3. Reality principle
  4. Pleasure principle
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Correct answer: C. Reality principle

1. The ego is the mediator between the other two structures. 2. Its job is to balance the demands of the id and superego in the context of reality. 3. So it operates on what Freud called the reality principle. 4. The ego helps the id satisfy its desires in a realistic way. _Source: OpenStax Psychology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 11 'Personality', sections 11.1-11.9_

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