A Classmate in Your Psychology Course Is Worried About the Selfish

question 129

Multiple Choice

A classmate in your psychology course is worried about the selfish and sometimes dangerous drives of his id and wonders if it will make him commit crimes. You respond by saying that

• A) each of us also develops an ego to help us behave more realistically.
• B) id fantasies actually reflect the opposite of what you really want and believe.
• C) scientists disproved Freud's theories a long time ago.
• D) since id impulses are usually part of the unconsciousness, they do not manifest in real behaviors.

Identify different control systems (cybernetic, feedback, concurrent) and their applications.

Understand the control equation and its components to assess the need for action.

Acknowledge the challenges in measuring performance effectively.

Appreciate the importance of measurement accuracy in the control process.

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Definitions:

MMPI

The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, a standardized psychometric test of adult personality and psychopathology used to diagnose mental disorders.

Availability Heuristic

A cognitive bias that influences people to overestimate the probability of events associated with memorable or vivid occurrences.

Stereotypes

Oversimplified and widely held beliefs about the characteristics of groups of people that can influence individual behavior and expectations.

Lie-Detector Test

A method that attempts to determine if someone is lying by measuring physiological responses such as blood pressure, pulse, and perspiration.