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Unit 7 – Motivation, Emotion, and Personality
Topic 7.6
According to Freud's psychoanalytic theory, what is the role of the ego in human personality?
The ego is responsible for storing unacceptable thoughts in unconscious mind.
The ego operates on the reality principle and tries to satisfy needs in long-run.
The ego engages in automatic gratification of sexual and aggressive drives.
The ego acts as our conscience making us conform to society's morals.
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