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Id, Ego, or Superego

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ellen was thirsty. Rather than waiting for the server to refill her glass, she reached across the table and drank from her brother's water glass.

a)

Id

b)

Ego

c)

Superego

2.

*Lucy was thirsty. However, she knew that her server would be back soon to refill her water glass, so she waited until then to get a drink, even though she really just wanted to drink from her brother's glass.

a)

Id

b)

Ego

c)

Superego

3.

Evan couldn’t remember the answer to test question #12, even though he had studied. Bo was the smartest kid in the class, and from where Evan sat, he could see his answers if he turned his head slightly. When the teacher turned her back, Evan almost cheated, but his conscience stopped him because he knew it was wrong. Instead, Evan took a guess at the answer and then turned in his paper.

a)

Id

b)

Ego

c)

Superego

4.

A hungry baby cried until he was fed.

a)

Id

b)

Ego

c)

Superego

5.

Griffin had worked hard all season to break the school record in cross-country. During his last race he had the opportunity to cut a corner and therefore lower his time, because no officials were watching that part of the course.  As much as he wanted to break the school record, Griffin knew he wouldn’t feel good about himself if he cheated, so he stuck to the course and ran as fast as he could.

a)

Id

b)

Ego

c)

Superego

6.

Even though Jack needed money, he decided to ask his friend to borrow some instead of stealing from the cash register at work because he didn’t want to get in trouble.

a)

Id

b)

Ego

c)

Superego

7.

A child who wanted another helping of dessert whined incessantly until she was given another serving.

a)

Id

b)

Ego

c)

Superego

8.

Jenna knew that she could steal the supplies from work and no one would know about it. However, she knew that stealing was wrong, so she decided not to take anything even though she would probably never get caught.

a)

Id

b)

Ego

c)

Superego

9.

In line at the salad bar, Ashlyn really wanted to shove a handful of croutons into her mouth. However, since her mom was standing nearby, she decided to wait another minute or two until she sat down to eat.

a)

Id

b)

Ego

c)

Superego

10.

While away on business, Jim had many opportunities to be unfaithful to his wife. However, he knew the damage such behavior would have on his family, so he made the decision to avoid the women who had expressed interest in him.

a)

Id

b)

Ego

c)

Superego

11.

When Duke saw the $5 bill lying on the floor with no one around it, he turned it into the school office in case anyone came looking for it. He wouldn’t want to lose $5, and hoped that whoever had lost it would ask about it in the office.

a)

Id

b)

Ego

c)

Superego

12.

Schmidt saw a $5 bill fall out of Nick’s backpack as he pulled his books out of his locker. As Nick walked away, Schmidt bent over, picked up the money, and slipped it into his pocket, glancing around to make sure no one was looking.

a)

Id

b)

Ego

c)

Superego

13.

On Black Friday, customers were so obsessed with getting a good deal that they shoved others out of their way and trampled them, not thinking twice about hurting people if it meant they could get want they wanted.

a)

Id

b)

Ego

c)

Superego

14.

The cashier only charged the couple for one meal even though they had eaten two. They could have gotten away with only paying for one, but they pointed out the cashier’s mistake and offered to pay for both meals. They wanted to be honest and they knew that the restaurant owner and employees needed to make a living.

a)

Id

b)

Ego

c)

Superego

15.

Parker was stuck in traffic. He just wanted his vehicle to move! Enraged at the situation, Parker pulled his car onto the shoulder and sped forward, not caring that he was clipping people’s side mirrors as he tried to get ahead of the cars in front of him.

a)

Id

b)

Ego

c)

Superego

16.

Bob really wanted to slug Patrick for what he had just said. However, Bob knew if he hit Patrick, he would be kicked off the baseball team, and since he loved baseball, he unclenched his fists and walked away.

a)

Id

b)

Ego

c)

Superego