AP PSYCHOLOGY

RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

THE NEED FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
According to Freud which area of the mind holds the natural impulses?
A
Ego
B
Id
C
Superego
D
All
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It is in the unconscious mind that the id resides. The id is the only part of the personality that is present at birth, according to Freud. He also suggested that this primitive component of personality existed wholly within the unconscious.

Detailed explanation-2: -The most primitive part of the human mind, the id is the source of our bodily needs, wants, desires, and impulses. Freud believed that the id acts according to the “pleasure principle” – the psychic force that motivates the tendency to seek immediate gratification of any impulse.

Detailed explanation-3: -According to Freud, the id is the biological component of our personality which is present at birth and is based on instinct. In Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic view, the personality consists of three parts: the id, the ego, and the superego.

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