When 2-Year-Old Matthew Was Told He Would Get No Dessert

question 279

Multiple Choice

When 2-year-old Matthew was told he would get no dessert until he finished the food on his plate,he threw his plate on the floor in a temper tantrum.Freud would have suggested that Matthew was unable to resist the demands of his

• A) superego.
• B) ego.
• C) id.
• D) Oedipus complex.

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