Billy is a toddler who sees a toy in a department store and immediately grabs the toy. His mother takes it away, and Billy starts kicking the display cases and screaming loudly. Freud would say that Billy's behavior is being controlled by his ____ at this point in time.

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Freud would say that Billy's behavior is being controlled by his id, which is the part of the personality that contains our primitive impulses such as the desire for immediate gratification of needs.

Billy Is a Toddler Who Sees a Toy in a Department