At day care 3-year-old Sara has learned that she has to wait her turn to ride on the tricycle rather than push another child off the tricycle. Using Freud's terminology Sara's ability to postpone gratification in a socially acceptable way is a reflection of her:

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According to Freud's theory, the ego is responsible for mediating between the demands of the id (instinctual drives) and the constraints of the external world. As such, the ability to postpone gratification in a socially acceptable way (i.e. waiting her turn to ride on the tricycle) reflects the development and functioning of the ego. The superego, on the other hand, is responsible for internalizing societal norms and values, while the Thanatos instinct relates to the human drive towards death and destruction, which is not relevant in this scenario.

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