A child learns to restrain certain behaviors because failure to live up to these behaviors is socially disapproved by others.This illustrates the development of:
A)the id
B)the superego
C)the ego
D)the unconscious
E)the adult personality

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The development of socially approved behaviors and the avoidance of socially disapproved behaviors is a manifestation of the superego. The id is the primitive and impulsive part of personality, the ego is the rational part of personality that mediates between the id and the external world, the unconscious is a part of the mind that contains information and experiences that are not immediately available to conscious awareness, and the adult personality is a complex construct that encompasses many aspects of an individual's psychological makeup.

A Child Learns to Restrain Certain Behaviors Because Failure to Live