Cartoons sometimes depict personal conflict by showing an individual with an angel speaking into one ear and a devil speaking into the other ear. The angel represents Freud's idea of the ________ and the devil represents Freud's idea of the ________.
A) superego; id
B) ego; superego
C) ego; id
D) superego; ego

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Freud believed that the mind was divided into three parts: the id (representing primal impulses and desires), the ego (representing rational thought and decision-making), and the superego (representing social norms and morality). The angel in the cartoon represents the superego, which tries to guide the individual to make morally and socially acceptable decisions, while the devil represents the id, which encourages the individual to give in to their primal desires without regard for consequences.

Cartoons Sometimes Depict Personal Conflict by Showing an Individual with an Angel