Freud maintained that the superego forms when the child

A) can use concrete operations to think about moral issues.
B) internalizes the parents' moral code as part of dealing with the Oedipus complex.
C) is rewarded for doing what is morally correct.
D) is punished for morally wrong actions.

Answer: B

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