Yongmei Is Studying for Her Math Test

question 5

Multiple Choice

Yongmei is studying for her math test. Her boyfriend Marcus asks if she can go to the movies with him. She would love to go but she knows she has to study for the math test in order to pass the class. What part of Yongmei's personality will say "You must stay home and study because passing the class is necessary for you to graduate."

• A) her ego because it is the moral conscience of her personality
• B) her id because studying is what she really wants to do
• C) her libido because she knows her boyfriend will love her more if she studies
• D) her superego because it is this part of the personality that is the moral conscience

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Definitions:

Sensory Nervous System

The part of the nervous system responsible for processing sensory information from the external and internal environment, sending it to the brain for interpretation.

Autonomic Nervous System

The part of the nervous system responsible for controlling involuntary body functions, like heart rate, digestion, and breathing.

Somatic Nervous System

A part of the peripheral nervous system that controls voluntary movements of the body and transmits sensory information to the central nervous system.

Sympathetic Nervous System

Part of the autonomic nervous system responsible for the body's 'fight or flight' response to stress.