Many Have Compared Freud's Idea of the Mind to an Iceberg

question 60

Multiple Choice

Many have compared Freud's idea of the mind to an iceberg. If that were the case and you were standing on the deck of a ship in Alaska, what part of the mind would you see above the water?

• A) ego
• B) superego
• C) id
• D) preconscious

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Definitions:

Mental Abilities

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Babbling

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