Question

When 7-year-old Philip was caught pocketing a candy bar that he had not paid for, he felt ashamed and guilty. Using Freud's terminology, the sense of shame and guilt that Philip felt was a product of his:__________.

Answer 1

Answer:

Superego

Explanation:

The superego of a person is the acceptance of the cultural rules that is learnt by a person. The cultural rules are mainly taught by the parents. This conforms the child into accepting the agency that parents have.

Here, Philip felt ashamed when he was caught stealing. He understood the fact that stealing breaks the cultural rules so he feels ashamed.

Hence, the question is referring to the superego.