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

question 129

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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