Superego

= = =Definition:= The moral system of the personality, which consists of the conscience and the ego ideal. Gen Psych, Chapter 11, p. 353

=**Examples:**= The "ID" says "I have to pee". The "Superego" says " You have to wait to find a bathroom". The "Ego" can have a varity of responses:

"I will look for a public bathroom and go there." (more superego influenced) "I will look for the nearest tree and go behind it" (more ID influenced)

- When you are walking in the park then you see a kid with an ice cream cone, and you realized that you want the ice cream , your "ID" is telling you to just steal the ice cream from the kid. your "SUPEREGO" is telling you that no that would be horrible and mean if you do that. Your "EGO" will tell .... well you have got some money in your pocket so just go buy some.

=**Analogies:**=

=**Mnemonics:**=
 * E-** Everyone
 * G-** Gots
 * O-**One

= = =In the News:= This is the place for 1) additional examples of the vocabulary word in action, 2) other websites that talk about the vocabulary word, and 3) new studies that relate to the vocabulary word. If something is here that doesn't fit into any of those categories, start a discussion about removing it.

Sample News Story Link That Doesn't Actually Point Anywhere‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ This is what a news brief ought to look like: it should have about twenty to fifty words of text below it so that you know what you are clicking on. These fifty words might by taken from the page the link points to, or you can write your own summary if you can't find one any other way. Some other examples follow, just to show you different ways of doing this. The first one uses a summary, while the second uses an excerpt. Either one is fine.

‍‍‍‍‍‍[|Rogue Scientist Has Own Scientific Method] ‍‍‍‍‍‍ The link above leads to a humorous illustration of why science is so rigorous. The so-called "rogue scientist" in the article is actually just making stuff up, with only his reputation to give his claims any authority. Among the many possible violations of Barrett's Laws, this guy clearly demonstrates the need for the "careful" side of careful criticism. It's not enough just to criticize a scientific claim--you need to criticize for the right reasons.

[|Science is Hard] INDIANAPOLIS—The National Science Foundation's annual symposium concluded Monday, with the 1,500 scientists in attendance reaching the consensus that science is hard. "For centuries, we have embraced the pursuit of scientific knowledge as one of the noblest and‍‍‍‍‍‍... ‍‍‍‍‍‍

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