AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The ego operates based on the reality principle, which strives to satisfy the id’s desires in realistic and socially appropriate ways.

Detailed explanation-2: -The ego operates according to the reality principle, working out realistic ways of satisfying the id’s demands, often compromising or postponing satisfaction to avoid negative consequences of society. The ego considers social realities and norms, etiquette and rules in deciding how to behave.

Detailed explanation-3: -The id is what drives our needs and desires, and the superego strives for morality and perfection. The ego is the mediator between the two that tries to fulfill the needs of the id and the superego while accounting for the demands of reality.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: The superego operates on the morality principle. It is the moral compass, telling people what is right and what is wrong.

Detailed explanation-5: -ego, in psychoanalytic theory, that portion of the human personality which is experienced as the “self” or “I” and is in contact with the external world through perception.