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In Freud’s theory, what did the ego refer to?

Correct answer B. The conscious part of the mind that regulates emotional drives on a practical rational level

Explanation

Freud saw the ego as the conscious, rational part of the mind that mediates between the instinctive demands of the id and the realities of the outside world.

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