If You've Got a Devil on One Shoulder Telling You

question 46

Multiple Choice

If you've got a devil on one shoulder telling you to do something "naughty," and an angel on the other urging you to remain upright and moral, then the angel, according to Freud, would represent the __________.

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

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Definitions:

Tight Culture

A culture that has rigid social norms and that expects members to conform with them.

Norms

The unwritten rules that dictate the social and expected behaviors within a group or society.

Hofstede's Research

A foundational study in cross-cultural psychology that identified six dimensions of national culture affecting the behavior of individuals within organizations.

National Culture

The set of norms, behaviors, beliefs, and customs that exist within the population of a sovereign nation.