Question

366. As infants discover that parents put restrictions on satisfying their wishes,

infants learn to control their wishes. According to Freud they do this
through the development of:
(A) An id
(B) A superego
(C) An ego
(D) A conscious
(E) A subconscious

Answer 1

According to Freud, infants develop the c. ego as a way to control their wishes and navigate between their innate desires and social restrictions.

Step-by-step explanation:

According to Sigmund Freud, infants learn to control their wishes through the development of the c. ego. The ego is a part of our personality that balances the demands of the id (our primitive drives) and the superego (our internalized social rules).

It operates on the reality principle, seeking to satisfy the id's desires in a realistic way. Through social interactions with parents and others, infants learn to navigate between their innate desires and the restrictions imposed on them, developing the ego as a result.