Question

Cookie Monster, one of the characters on the children's TV show Sesame Street, has an intense urge to consume cookies, even when doing so is irrational and maladaptive. Eating cookies gives Cookie Monster a great source of pleasure and satisfaction. Freud would say that Cookie Monster's behavior reflects the fact that he is ruled by his _____.
a. idb. egoc. superegod. Oedipus Complex

Answer 1

Answer:

a. id

Explanation:

According to o Freud's personality theory, the human psyche is divided into three distinct parts, id, ego, and superego. These three parts develop in different stages of the life of the human. The id is the primitive stage of human personality. It explains and responds to the immediate requirements of the person. The basic desires, needs and urges of a newborn child belong to this stage. It works on the pleasure principle and focuses on the immediate satisfaction of the self. In the above case, the Cookie Monster's urge to eat cookies reflects his id principle.