Yongmei is studying for her math test. Her boyfriend Marcus asks if she can go to the movies with him. She would love to go but she knows she has to study for the math test in order to pass the class. What part of Yongmei's personality will tell her to stay home and study because passing the class is necessary for her to graduate?

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The superego is the part of the personality that is the moral conscience, and it would tell Yongmei to make the responsible choice of staying home to study in order to fulfill her obligations and responsibilities, such as passing the math class in order to graduate. The ego would also play a role in this decision-making process by balancing Yongmei's desires to go to the movies with her boyfriend with the practical need to study for the math test. The id and libido are more focused on immediate gratification of desires and impulses and would not necessarily prioritize Yongmei's long-term academic goals.

Yongmei Is Studying for Her Math Test