The Phrase "Theory of Mind" Refers to Our Tendency to

question 46

Multiple Choice

The phrase "theory of mind" refers to our tendency to

• A) try to figure out the mental state of other people in our lives.
• B) try to figure out our own motivation for our actions.
• C) analyze behavior in terms of rewards and punishments.
• D) emphasize the surface structure of language over the deep structure.

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Definitions:

Ego Ideal

Part of the psychoanalytic theory referring to the part of the self concerned with aspirations, achievements, and the moral standards one wishes to fulfill.

Superego

The superego is one of the three parts of the human psyche in Freudian psychoanalytic theory, acting as the ethical component of the personality by providing moral standards.

Ego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality that mediates between the demands of the id, superego, and reality.

Self-Actualization

The realization or fulfillment of one's talents and potentialities, considered as a drive or need present in everyone.