Jean was at the mall with her family.She tried on a pair of shoes she really wanted.Her parents told her that they could not afford the shoes and walked out of the store.For a moment,Jean thought of running out of the store with the shoes on,but her parents had taught her at a very young age that stealing was wrong.A split second after thinking about stealing the shoes,Jean began to feel incredibly guilty about even having the thought.Which part of Jean's mind squelched her desire to steal the shoes?

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The superego is the part of the mind that represents a person's moral values and conscience, and it can override the impulses of the id, which is the primal, pleasure-seeking part of the mind. In this situation, Jean's superego likely kicked in and prevented her from acting on her desire to steal the shoes, and the subsequent guilt she felt further supports this explanation.

Jean Was at the Mall with Her Family