According to Freud,children __________.

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According to Freud, children obey the superego, the internalized voice of authority and morality, in order to avoid feelings of guilt. The id is the primitive, pleasure-seeking part of the personality, and the ego is the rational part that balances the demands of the id, superego, and reality. Freud believed that children's development involved a series of conflicts between these parts of the personality. Although adults may point out the effects of misbehavior on others, according to Freud, children's morality is ultimately based on their internalization of the superego.