PSY 110 TEST 3 EXAM REVIEW /COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
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Question 1
According to Sigmund Freud’s psychodynamic theory, which component of the personality
operates strictly on the "Pleasure Principle," demanding immediate gratification of all needs and
urges?
A) The Ego
B) The Superego
C) The Id
D) The Libido
E) The Anima
Correct Answer: C) The Id
Rationale: The Id is the primitive and instinctive component of personality. It contains all
the inherited biological components of personality present at birth, including the sex
instinct and the aggressive instinct. It operates on the pleasure principle, which is the idea
that every wishful impulse should be satisfied immediately, regardless of social
consequences or logic.
Question 2
Which part of the personality acts as the "Reality Principle," working to satisfy the ID’s desires
in a realistic and socially appropriate manner?
A) The Id
B) The Superego
C) The Ego
D) The Collective Unconscious
E) The Persona
Correct Answer: C) The Ego
Rationale: The Ego develops to mediate between the unrealistic id and the external real
world. It is the decision-making component of personality. Ideally, the ego works by reason,
whereas the id is chaotic and unreasonable. The ego operates according to the reality
principle, working out realistic ways of satisfying the id’s demands, often compromising or
postponing satisfaction to avoid negative consequences.
Question 3
A person who follows strict moral rules and feels immense guilt after breaking a minor rule is
being dominated by which part of their personality?
A) The Id
B) The Ego
C) The Superego
D) The Shadow
E) The Animus
Correct Answer: C) The Superego
Rationale: The Superego is the moral component of the personality. It incorporates the
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values and morals of society which are learned from one's parents and others. It develops
around the age of 3–5 during the phallic stage of psychosexual development. Its function is
to control the id's impulses and persuade the ego to turn to moralistic goals rather than
simply realistic ones.
Question 4
When an individual attributes their own unacceptable thoughts, feelings, or motives to another
person, which ego defense mechanism are they using?
A) Repression
B) Displacement
C) Projection
D) Rationalization
E) Sublimation
Correct Answer: C) Projection
Rationale: Projection is a psychological defense mechanism in which the individual
attributes unwanted thoughts, feelings, and motives to another person. For example, if you
hate someone, your superego tells you that such hatred is unacceptable. You solve the
problem by believing that they hate you.
Question 5
Adam is very stressed about a debt he cannot pay. He convinces himself that he is refusing to pay
the debt as a "protest against the banking system." This is an example of:
A) Denial
B) Regression
C) Rationalization
D) Reaction Formation
E) Identification
Correct Answer: C) Rationalization
Rationale: Rationalization occurs when a person creates self-justifying explanations in place
of the real, more threatening, unconscious reasons for one's actions. By framing his
inability to pay as a political protest, Adam protects his self-esteem from the reality of his
financial failure.
Question 6
Which Freud stage is associated with "Oral Fixations" such as smoking or overeating later in
life?
A) Anal
B) Phallic
C) Latency
D) Genital
E) Oral
Correct Answer: E) Oral
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Rationale: The Oral stage occurs from birth to approximately 1.5 years. The primary
source of interaction occurs through the mouth. If an infant is frustrated or overindulged
at this stage, they may develop an oral fixation, leading to behaviors like smoking, gum-
chewing, or nail-biting in adulthood.
Question 7
An adult who is obsessively neat, orderly, and stingy is described by Freud as being "Anal
Retentive." This fixation occurred during which age range?
A) 0-2 years
B) 2-3 years
C) 3-7 years
D) 7-12 years
E) 13+ years
Correct Answer: B) 2-3 years
Rationale: The Anal stage (roughly ages 2-3) focuses on potty training. If parents are too
strict or begin training too early, the child may develop an anal-retentive personality,
characterized by being stingy, stubborn, and obsessively organized.
Question 8
The "Oedipus Complex," where a young boy experiences an unconscious sexual desire for his
mother and views his father as a rival, occurs during which psychosexual stage?
A) Oral
B) Anal
C) Phallic
D) Latency
E) Genital
Correct Answer: C) Phallic
Rationale: The Phallic stage (ages 3-6) is when children become aware of their bodies and
gender differences. Freud believed this is the period where the Oedipus complex (for boys)
and the Electra complex (for girls) occur, eventually resolved through identification with
the same-sex parent.
Question 9
How does Erik Erikson’s theory of development primarily differ from Freud’s?
A) Erikson focused only on biological drives.
B) Erikson believed development stopped at puberty.
C) Erikson emphasized social experiences and development across the entire lifespan.
D) Erikson rejected the idea of the unconscious.
E) Erikson believed the Id was more important than the Ego.
Correct Answer: C) Erikson emphasized social experiences and development across the
entire lifespan.
Rationale: While Freud’s theory ended with the Genital stage at puberty, Erikson’s
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Question 1
According to Sigmund Freud’s psychodynamic theory, which component of the personality
operates strictly on the "Pleasure Principle," demanding immediate gratification of all needs and
urges?
A) The Ego
B) The Superego
C) The Id
D) The Libido
E) The Anima
Correct Answer: C) The Id
Rationale: The Id is the primitive and instinctive component of personality. It contains all
the inherited biological components of personality present at birth, including the sex
instinct and the aggressive instinct. It operates on the pleasure principle, which is the idea
that every wishful impulse should be satisfied immediately, regardless of social
consequences or logic.
Question 2
Which part of the personality acts as the "Reality Principle," working to satisfy the ID’s desires
in a realistic and socially appropriate manner?
A) The Id
B) The Superego
C) The Ego
D) The Collective Unconscious
E) The Persona
Correct Answer: C) The Ego
Rationale: The Ego develops to mediate between the unrealistic id and the external real
world. It is the decision-making component of personality. Ideally, the ego works by reason,
whereas the id is chaotic and unreasonable. The ego operates according to the reality
principle, working out realistic ways of satisfying the id’s demands, often compromising or
postponing satisfaction to avoid negative consequences.
Question 3
A person who follows strict moral rules and feels immense guilt after breaking a minor rule is
being dominated by which part of their personality?
A) The Id
B) The Ego
C) The Superego
D) The Shadow
E) The Animus
Correct Answer: C) The Superego
Rationale: The Superego is the moral component of the personality. It incorporates the
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values and morals of society which are learned from one's parents and others. It develops
around the age of 3–5 during the phallic stage of psychosexual development. Its function is
to control the id's impulses and persuade the ego to turn to moralistic goals rather than
simply realistic ones.
Question 4
When an individual attributes their own unacceptable thoughts, feelings, or motives to another
person, which ego defense mechanism are they using?
A) Repression
B) Displacement
C) Projection
D) Rationalization
E) Sublimation
Correct Answer: C) Projection
Rationale: Projection is a psychological defense mechanism in which the individual
attributes unwanted thoughts, feelings, and motives to another person. For example, if you
hate someone, your superego tells you that such hatred is unacceptable. You solve the
problem by believing that they hate you.
Question 5
Adam is very stressed about a debt he cannot pay. He convinces himself that he is refusing to pay
the debt as a "protest against the banking system." This is an example of:
A) Denial
B) Regression
C) Rationalization
D) Reaction Formation
E) Identification
Correct Answer: C) Rationalization
Rationale: Rationalization occurs when a person creates self-justifying explanations in place
of the real, more threatening, unconscious reasons for one's actions. By framing his
inability to pay as a political protest, Adam protects his self-esteem from the reality of his
financial failure.
Question 6
Which Freud stage is associated with "Oral Fixations" such as smoking or overeating later in
life?
A) Anal
B) Phallic
C) Latency
D) Genital
E) Oral
Correct Answer: E) Oral
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Rationale: The Oral stage occurs from birth to approximately 1.5 years. The primary
source of interaction occurs through the mouth. If an infant is frustrated or overindulged
at this stage, they may develop an oral fixation, leading to behaviors like smoking, gum-
chewing, or nail-biting in adulthood.
Question 7
An adult who is obsessively neat, orderly, and stingy is described by Freud as being "Anal
Retentive." This fixation occurred during which age range?
A) 0-2 years
B) 2-3 years
C) 3-7 years
D) 7-12 years
E) 13+ years
Correct Answer: B) 2-3 years
Rationale: The Anal stage (roughly ages 2-3) focuses on potty training. If parents are too
strict or begin training too early, the child may develop an anal-retentive personality,
characterized by being stingy, stubborn, and obsessively organized.
Question 8
The "Oedipus Complex," where a young boy experiences an unconscious sexual desire for his
mother and views his father as a rival, occurs during which psychosexual stage?
A) Oral
B) Anal
C) Phallic
D) Latency
E) Genital
Correct Answer: C) Phallic
Rationale: The Phallic stage (ages 3-6) is when children become aware of their bodies and
gender differences. Freud believed this is the period where the Oedipus complex (for boys)
and the Electra complex (for girls) occur, eventually resolved through identification with
the same-sex parent.
Question 9
How does Erik Erikson’s theory of development primarily differ from Freud’s?
A) Erikson focused only on biological drives.
B) Erikson believed development stopped at puberty.
C) Erikson emphasized social experiences and development across the entire lifespan.
D) Erikson rejected the idea of the unconscious.
E) Erikson believed the Id was more important than the Ego.
Correct Answer: C) Erikson emphasized social experiences and development across the
entire lifespan.
Rationale: While Freud’s theory ended with the Genital stage at puberty, Erikson’s
